Author: Stacey Potts
Planning Unit: Daviess County CES
Major Program: Health & Wellbeing
Plan of Work: Healthy Lifestyles
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Unintentional injury, while declining, remains the leading cause of death among children ages 19 and under. (Source: Safekids.org) To raise awareness and demonstrate techniques children can use to prevent unintentional injury, the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service applied for and received a grant from the Progressive Agriculture Foundation to host a Progressive Agriculture Youth Safety Day. The grant provided access to training, along with educational and planning materials. It also provided a free t-shirt and goody bag for each youth participating. The event was held on October 4, 2024, at Country Heights Elementary School. There were 222 students, ages 8-11, in attendance. Safety stations included: firearm, sun, water, pet, confined spaces/grain, underground utilities, tractor, lawnmower, and electrical safety. The sessions were taught by local volunteers representing a local pipeline company, a regional grain company, and a regional electric company along with Daviess County Cooperative Extension staff. In a written post evaluation of 169 participants nearly 99% of the children responding said they learned at least one thing at the event to help them stay safe. Eighty-eight percent said they learned to always assume a firearm is loaded and 88% said they would keep a flotation device available for every person on a watercraft. Eighty-eight percent of the youth responded that they would never allow more than one rider per seat on a tractor.
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