Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the City of Columbus Bringing Comprehensive Injury-Prevention Program to Central Ohio Children

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Nationwide Children's Hospital and the City of Columbus are hosting the Safety City Columbus injury-prevention program for the third straight summer. Safety City Columbus is a free, four-day program for children ages 5 to 7 to learn more about traffic lights and safety, fire prevention safety, stranger awareness, police officers and more.

In 2023, 253 students registered and graduated from the Safety City Columbus program, including locations in partnership with Columbus City Schools. This year the program has the capacity for 150 students across three locations.

Safety City focuses on preventing some of the most common causes of injury. The curriculum can vary based on student age and location, with topics including bike safety, drowning prevention and water safety, firearm safety, household chemical safety and safely approaching animals and pets.

"It is important for children to begin learning about public safety and basic safety from a young age," said Katie Higgins, a manager in infant and child wellness at Nationwide Children's. "Safety City teaches kids the skills they need to make smart choices in potentially dangerous situations, how to handle emergencies and the importance of health and wellness."

Safety City will take place at the following locations:

Leawood Elementary School

• 1677 South Hamilton Road, Columbus, OH 43227
• Monday, July 15 to Thursday, July 18
• 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Space is limited to 50 children

Berwick Elementary School

• 2655 Scottwood Road, Columbus, OH 43209
• Monday, July 22 to Thursday, July 25
• 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Space is limited to 50 children

Hilltop YMCA

• 2879 Valleyview Drive, Columbus, OH 43204
• Monday, July 29 to Thursday, August 1
• 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Space is limited to 50 children

More information on registration can be found at NationwideChildrens.org/SafetyCity.

Safety City Columbus is supported by the City of Columbus Department of Neighborhoods, Columbus City Schools and the Honda USA Foundation.

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report's 2023-24 list of "Best Children's Hospitals," Nationwide Children's Hospital is one of America's largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children's to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children's has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.6 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children's physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.

.

Share This Page: