January 29, 2020

Local Coalition Working To Reduce Childhood Death Rate


Safe Kids Indiana Project Manager Erin Kuroiwaand Injury Prevention Coordinator Constance Cowling. - Taylor Bennett/WFYI

Safe Kids Indiana Project Manager Erin Kuroiwaand Injury Prevention Coordinator Constance Cowling.

Taylor Bennett/WFYI

Statistics reveal almost 1 million children die of an injury each year, and most are considered preventable. Local coalition Safe Kids Indianapolis works to avoid those accidents.

WFYI’s Taylor Bennett spoke with Safe Kids Indiana Project Manager Erin Kuroiwa and Injury Prevention Coordinator Constance Cowling about the group’s work to reduce the childhood death rate.

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