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INJURY PREVENTION

ATTENTION: HELMET LAW

Oregon law requires youth 15 years of age and younger to wear safety helmets when riding on skateboards, scooters, and in-line skates in public places.

Public places include but are not limited to streetes, sidewalks, parking lots, and skate parks.

FAILURE TO WEAR protective headgear is a TRAFFIC VIOLATION that carriers a FINE of $25 for each offense.

Links to information on how you can prevent injuries:

Preventing Falls Among Older Adults

Window Safety

Doernbecher Children's Safety Center

Make sure your baby's car seat fits! Calendar for car seat fittings
Infant Seat Educational flyer (pdf format download and print)

Booster seats: who needs 'em? Booster Seat Consumer info
Booster Seat Educational Flyer-Amended Law effective 7-1-2007 (pdf format download and print)

ThinkFirst Oregon

Oregon Poison Center

Fire Safety

Motorcycle Safety

Bicycle Safety

Automobile Safety

Impaired Driving Factsheet

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month-December 2008

Learn About Alcohol and Health

Alcohol: "How much is too much?" American College of Emergency Physicians

Do I drink too much? online self assessment tool





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