Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin

The Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin coalition formed in 1990 and is led by Children's Health Education Center, a member of Children's Hospital and Health System.

Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin's area includes Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties.

The coalition has four action committees:

• Home Safety
  • Airway obstruction safety.
  • Burn prevention.
  • Delivering Fire Prevention
  • Falls prevention.
  • Fire prevention.
  • Furniture tip-over prevention.
  • Gun safety.
  • Poison prevention.
  • Safe Sleep.
  • Water safety.
• Motor Vehicle Safety
  • Car seat check events.
  • Child passenger safety.
  • Permanent fitting station listing.
• Pedestrian Safety
  • Safe Kids Walk This Way (International Walk Your Child to School Day) .
  • Halloween safety.
• Play Safety
  • Bike helmet and wheeled sport safety.
  • Playground safety.
  • Sports safety.
  • Winter safety.
  • Winners Wear Helmets.

Downloadable educational materials:

• Developmental Stages of Safety:
  • Infant (English or Spanish).
  • Toddlers (English or Spanish).
  • Pre-school (English or Spanish).
  • School-age (English or Spanish).
• Home safety
• Falls prevention (English or Spanish).
• Fire prevention (English or Spanish).
• Home safety (English or Spanish).
• Poison prevention (English or Spanish).
• Scald burn prevention (English or Spanish).
• Water safety (English or Spanish).

• Motor vehicle safety
  • Bookmark (English).
  • Car seat myths page (English or Spanish).
  • Child safety seat recall list.
  • Coloring page (English or Spanish).
  • Permanent fitting station listing (English).
  • Teaching sheet (English).
• Pedestrian safety
  • Halloween safety (English).
  • Pedestrian safety (English or Spanish).
• Play safety
  • Bike and wheeled sports safety ( English or Spanish).
  • Ice skating safety (English or Spanish).
  • Sledding safety (English or Spanish).
  • Sports Injury (English).

We are very proud to have the following organizations as members/partners:

• Cedarburg Fire Department
• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Trauma Program
• Children's Service Society of Wisconsin
• City of Milwaukee Health Department
• COA Youth & Family Centers
• Columbia-St.Mary's Hospital, Regional Burn Center
• Columbia-St.Mary's Hospital, Women's and Children Services, (414)291-1141
• Cudahy Health Department
• Cudahy Fire Department
• Downtown Health Center, (414) 277-8939
• Franklin Health Department
• Germantown Fire Department
• Grafton Fire Department
• Habush Habush & Rottier S.C.
• Hales Corners Fire Department
• Hartford Fire and Rescue
• Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Milwaukee
• Medical College of Wisconsin, CIREN Center (Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network)
• Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
• Milwaukee Police Department, Internal Affairs Division
• Milwaukee Police Department, Safety Division
• Milwaukee Urban League
• New Berlin Police Department
• North Prairie Fire Department
• Ozaukee County Health Department
• St. Joseph Hospital, Women's Outpatient Center
• Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
• Town of Brookfield Police Department
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Washington County Health Department
• Washington County Injury Prevention Coalition
• Waubeka Fire Department
• Waukesha County Health Department
• Wauwatosa Health Department
• West Allis Health Department
• Wisconsin Early Childhood Association - Milwaukee

To learn more about becoming a Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin member/partner, contact Lisa Klindt Simpson or call (414) 390-2178.

Contact Us

Next Coalition Meeting

9:30 a.m. Feb. 21, Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin Coalition Meeting, guest speaker: Cathy Smith Wisconsin Poison Center

Events

11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Feb.11, Wisconsin State Patrol has a CPS info booth at Babies R Us, Brookfield

11 a.m. - 1 p.m. March 10, Wisconsin State Patrol has a CPS info booth at Babies R Us, Brookfield

3 p.m. - 6 p.m. March 14, Car Seat Check and Bike Helmet Fitting at Salentine Buick, Muskego

2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. April 3, Car Seat Check event and Bike Helmet Fitting at Germantown Fire Department

April 28 - Save the Date, Car Seat Roundup - more information to follow

3 p.m. - 6 p.m. May 3, Car Seat Check event and Bike Helmet Fitting at Cudahy Fire Department

3 p.m. - 5 p.m. May 30/31, Bike Helmet Fitting at Children's Health Education Center

3 p.m. - 6 p.m. June 14, Car Seat Check event at Menomonee Falls Fire Department

2 p.m. - 5 p.m. July 26, Car Seat Check event and Bike Helmet Fitting at Bell Ambulance

3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Aug. 16, Car Seat Check event at Franklin Fire Department

3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sept. 13, Car Seat Check event at Saukville Fire Department