PRINTER'S NO. 1553
No. 243 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY STACK, TARTAGLIONE, ERICKSON, KUKOVICH, THOMPSON,
FERLO, LOGAN, O'PAKE, ORIE, MELLOW, WAGNER, COSTA, D. WHITE,
STOUT, BRIGHTBILL, EARLL, TOMLINSON, CORMAN, GREENLEAF,
RAFFERTY, CONTI, PIPPY, ARMSTRONG, FUMO, KASUNIC, MOWERY,
RHOADES, WENGER, KITCHEN, SCHWARTZ, LEMMOND, WONDERLING AND
BOSCOLA, APRIL 13, 2004
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 13, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of May 1 through 8, 2004, as "SAFE KIDS
2 Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Unintentional injury is the number one killer of
4 children 14 years of age and under; and
5 WHEREAS, In 2001, 225 Pennsylvania children under 15 years of
6 age lost their lives because of violence and unintentional
7 injuries and many more sustained lifelong disabling injuries;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, The 225 injuries were the result of falls, motor
10 vehicle crashes, poisoning, choking, fires, scalds from hot
11 liquids, drowning, abuse and violence; and
12 WHEREAS, Most injuries are caused by environmental hazards
13 and failure to use safety devices; and
14 WHEREAS, By understanding the risks, parents and caregivers
15 can make their families, homes and communities safer for
16 children; and
1 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania SAFE KIDS Coalition is a grassroots
2 effort to reduce injuries and deaths to children under 15 years
3 of age in this Commonwealth; and
4 WHEREAS, The Statewide coalition and 43 local coalitions and
5 chapters, part of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, are working
6 in communities to make people more aware of injury risks and
7 ways to eliminate them; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of May 1 through
9 8, 2004, as "SAFE KIDS Week" in Pennsylvania in order to
10 increase public awareness about child safety.
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