Horses and Children Table of Contents
Dear Child Safety Advocate: This "Horses & Children" provider packet contains materials that may be relevant to your injury control or health promotion efforts related to children and equestrian injuries. Components are intended to provide professionals with relevant injury facts, suggestions for preventive actions, and an equestrian safety resource booklet. Items included were developed with funding from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Upon reviewing the contents of the packet, please feel free to contact us with any feedback. Your comments will help us to continue to meet your childhood injury prevention needs.
Additional copies of this packet can be obtained from the address above. Contact the Children's Safety Network if you would like to discuss any of the above in more detail.
Sincerely,
Barbara
Lee, PhD, RN
Director
Chris
Hanna, MPH
Program Manager
Enclosures:
Fact sheet: Horses and Children
Injury Prevention Strategies
Selected Organizations and Resources
When Can My Child Ride a Horse?
A Guide to Promotion of Helmet Use for Riding Clubs and Communities
AAP: Horseback Riding and Head Injuries
Classroom folder order form
How to Say "Hi" to a Horse
Children's Safety Network Rural Center, 1000 North, Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449, 1-800-662-6900 Fax 715-389-4950
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