Links and Resources: Safety

• The Food Safety Educator Newsletter: Free quarterly newsletter that reports on new food safety educational programs and materials as well as emerging science concerning food safety risks. It is distributed to nearly 10,000 educators throughout the country, including public health offices, extension educators, industry, and consumer groups. You can click above to view the newsletter on the web or you can subscribe: provide your full name, organization name, and mailing address to USDA/FSIS/Food Safety Education, Room 2944 South Building, 1400 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
• Boost America: child passenger safety campaign: Ford Motors in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other philanthropic organizations is supporting a $30 million child passenger safety campaign to Boost America. In the process one million booster seats will be given away nationally to families in need, educational materials will be sent to every preschool and elementary school in the U.S., and new state-level booster seat laws will be advocated. The booster seats are being given out through United Way programs. For more information specific to your county, you should call the United Way of North Carolina at 1(866) 892-7328.
• NC Governor's Highway Safety Program: Provides information to help keep you safe when you get behind the wheel.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: NHTSA is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. This is accomplished by setting and enforcing safety performance standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, and through grants to state and local governments to enable them to conduct effective local highway safety programs. NHTSA investigates safety defects in motor vehicles, sets and enforces fuel economy standards, helps states and local communities reduce the threat of drunk drivers, promotes the use of safety belts, child safety seats and air bags, investigates odometer fraud, establishes and enforces vehicle anti-theft regulations and provides consumer information on motor vehicle safety topics. NHTSA also conducts research on driver behavior and traffic safety to develop the most efficient and effective means of bringing about safety improvements.
• Progress in Reducing Risky Infant Sleeping Positions -- 13 States, 1996-1997

For more information please contact

Rose Powers
Program Administrator
860-2277