WEBSITE: childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org/services.php?mid=2778
ADDRESS: 3401 West End Avenue, Suite 460W
CITY, STATE, ZIP: Nashville, TN 37203
CONTACT/EMAIL: Sarah Haverstick, sarah.haverstick@vanderbilt.edu
PHONE: 615-936-7656
CATEGORY: Healthcare
DESCRIPTION: The Children’s Hospital, working with Safe Kids coalition partner agencies and Catholic Charities, provides a series of child safety classes for recently resettled refugees. The classes are organized in an eight week series and occur two to three times per year. Each class includes an expert speaker on a child safety topic and a safety gift for the family (as well as instruction on how to use/install the safety gift). Classes include: Calling 911 Fire Safety/Emergency Preparedness Cooking Safety/Nutrition Poison Prevention First Aid/Abuse Bike/Pedestrian Safety Home Safety/Water Safety/Safe Sleep Child Passenger Safety
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: Classes are hosted in partnership with Catholic Charities. Volunteers from other agencies (ex: Nashville Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, Meharry, etc) assist with teaching the classes. We typically host classes two to three times per year as schedules allow. There is no geographic limitation.
FEES: No
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We measure the effectiveness of the education provided through pre and post tests with class participants. Each class includes 2 – 3 simple yes/no questions about that class topic. Questions are answered individually before and after every class. This not a scientific evaluation, nor is it community based research, we are simply trying to gauge whether the education being provided is being understood by the audience.
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