| PLAYGROUND
SAFETY
 Each
year 200,000 children visit emergency rooms due to injury
sustain on playgrounds. Injuries occur due to insufficient
fall surfacing material, lack of supervision or unsafe equipment
which does not meet Consumer Product Safety Commission Guidelines.
Playgrounds
are vital for children and communities and integral to the
stability and livability of neighborhoods. The Injury Free
Coalition for Kids in Portland is working with several North
Portland neighborhoods and schools to increase awareness for
safe play on playgrounds and the replacement of old wood timber
play structures that are common among many of the elementary
schools and some public parks. view
play structures
Allstate
Foundation Playground Project
 IFCK
Portland was awarded $70,000 from the Allstate Foundation
Little Hands grant program to build a safe playground at Beach
Elementary in North Portland. IFCK worked closely with the
Beach PTA in the planning process including grant preparation,
site design, build day and dedication ceremony.The
kids at Beach also participated in a Allstate coloring contest
called "Draw your dream playground", Winners
Sammual age 5
and
Breche' age 7. The
two winners selected had their drawings displayed on billboards
in North Portland.
Photos
and Video from Beach Playground
Allstate check presentation
Playground dedication
Movie
of playground project
Media
Coverage
Community
Play Photo Project-J ames
John School
The Community Play Photo Project was
a collaborative between
IFCK, the SUN program at James
John Elementary and professional photographers from the community.
Using cameras children document their experiences around different
themes of “play” allowing IFCK investigators to
identify potential areas of risk, unsafe behaviors and exposure
to environmental hazards during play. The pilot project was
later developed into one of the modules for an after school
safety program which focused on different themes of injury
prevention. view photos
James
John Head Start Playground Build
In August
2004 James John Elementary School received funding from Head
Start to replace their wood play structure. IFCK provided
technical assistance for the project.
View photos of construction
Build
day and interview with principal (Flash)
Build day and interview
with principal (Quicktime)
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