For children ages 14 and under, the #1 health risk isn't kidnapping, drugs, or disease. It's injuries!
The statistics are staggering. Traffic injuries, drownings, fires and burns, firearm injuries, falls, poisonings...each year in the United States, national injuries kill more than 7,000 kids and permanently disable more than 50,000. With proper education, children can learn to be much safer and vent injuries. And that's exactly what Risk Watch is designed to do. Risk Watch is closely correlated to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, and it gives kids the skills and knowledge they need to recognize and avoid risks.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Alliance for Polyurethane Industry, the Nash County Fire Marshal’s Office, the Rocky Mount Fire Department and Nash Rocky Mount Schools have been able to join the fight against preventable injuries and make Risk Watch part of every K-5 classroom in the school system! This exciting project is going to bring over $126,000 of valuable injury prevention resources to our community. More importantly, it may save the life of one our most precious resource...our children. For more information on Risk Watch, visit the Risk Watch website at www.riskwatch.org or contact Chris Bissette at 459-1205.
A comprehensive injury prevention curriculum for children in preschool through grade 8.