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A Community Partnership in Polk County is Providing Free Life Jackets for Public Use

A new community-driven initiative has launched in Polk County to promote water safety and prevent drowning. The Community Life Jacket Initiative, a collaborative effort among Polk County Public Health, Safe Kids Grand Forks, Medica, and Win-E-Mac School, has resulted in the installation of two life jacket loaner stations at East Shore and the Polk County […]

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National Heatstroke Awareness Day is May 1

Vehicular heatstroke is one of the leading causes of non-crash, vehicle-related death for children 14 and younger in the United States. Parents and caregivers who think child heatstroke deaths could “never” happen on their watch should think again. Tragically, “never” does happen. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urges parents

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Fire Safety and the Christmas tree

It might be time for you to think about taking your live Christmas Tree down.  Carma Hanson of Safe Kids Grand Forks, is helping to spread the word and keep people informed and educated about the dangers of fire and carbon monoxide.  The live Christmas tree, especially those that went up maybe on Thanksgiving or

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ALTRU AND SAFE KIDS SUMMER SAFETY TIPS

Summer is upon us, and the temperatures are rising with the shining sun that can make a beautiful summer day but can also include increasing wind speeds and thunderstorms that can ruin an ideal day at the beach. With schools out now for most children, parents need to be more aware than ever of their

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SAFETY MESSAGE FROM ALTRU: CHILDREN IN HOT CARS: DANGERS OF HEATSTROKE

What can start out as a bright and sunny day for some families ends in tragedy for over 40 children in the United States each year because of heatstroke deaths that have occurred in cars. That is one death nearly every nine days. Heatstroke deaths in cars, while more common in the warm summer months,

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SAFE KIDS GRAND FORKS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF INJURY PREVENTATION AND SAVING LIVES

Safe Kids Grand Forks is celebrating 30 years of injury prevention and saving lives in 2022. “It’s really been our honor and privilege to be within the community and expand throughout the region over the last 30 years,” said Carma Hanson, Safe Kids Grand Forks supervisor. Since Safe Kids Worldwide was founded in 1988, there

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