November 2022

 
 

November brings colder weather, the start of the holiday season, and National Injury Prevention Day. Read on to see what events to pay attention to in child injury prevention spaces this month!


#ClearTheCrib Safe Sleep Webinar

Thank you to everyone who attended our #ClearTheCrib Safe Sleep Webinar with Trainees for Child Injury Prevention (T4CIP)! If you weren't able to attend, want to watch the conversation again, or are looking to share the event with others, we now have the webinar uploaded to Prevent Child Injury's YouTube channel.

Learn more about safe sleep by checking out our toolkit page, and Trainees 4 Child Injury Prevention's graphics available in English or Spanish, sized for Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.


Coming Up

On Our Twitter Calendar
Oct. 31 - Nov. 6: Winter Safety Awareness Month
Nov. 7 - Nov. 13: Winter Sports
Nov. 14 - Nov. 20: Child Safety and Protection Month
Nov. 21 - Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Safety
Nov. 28 - Dec. 4: Safety Around the Holidays

Events

Event: Daylight Savings
Date/Time: November 6, 2022
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 6. Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour and change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms!


Event: Safe Routes to School Summit
Hosted by: Safe Routes Partnership
Date/Time: November 15-17, 2022
Join Safe Routes to Partnership on November 15 – 17 for the Safe Routes to School Summit, a three-day virtual summit filled with presentations, workshops, networking and so much more.


Event: National Injury Prevention Day
Hosted by: Injury-Free Coalition for Kids
Date/Time: November 18, 2022
November 18th, the Injury Free Coalition for Kids and the country's leading injury and violence prevention organizations will join forces to push for change. Their efforts will mark the country's 3rd "National Injury Prevention Day," a day to raise awareness to empower communities to make a difference.


Event: Unifying Voices Webinar: National Injury Prevention Day
Hosted by: Injury-Free Coalition for Kids
Date/Time: November 18, 2022
Join Injury-Free coalition for kids on November 18th from 10:00-11:00 a.m. ET for their Unifying Voices Webinar: National Injury Prevention Day. Hear from Christopher Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH, the acting director for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control about National Injury Prevention Day and why your voice is needed.


Event: World Children's Day
Hosted by: UNICEF
Date/Time: November 20, 2022
World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s global day of action for children, by children, marking the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For World Children’s Day 2022, UNICEF is calling on partners and supporters to share a positive message of equality and inclusion for every child.


Webinar: Breaking Down Barriers to Mobility Safety
Hosted by: Road to Zero (National Safety Council)
Date/Time: November 28, 2022
Barriers to being able to safely walk and bike impact mobility, accessibility, community, and more. These barriers come in many forms and need to be considered as we create a safe multi-modal environment for all roadway users. In this webinar, sponsored by Uber, we will explore some of the barriers that exist in creating safe environments for people walking and biking and how we can tackle them in our work as safety stakeholders.