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Injury Prevention Program

Preventing unintentional injuries in Boston residents of all ages, abilities, ethnicities, and economic statuses.

Our Injury Prevention program takes a full life-span approach, with a focus on children, older adults, and the underserve residents of Boston. We aim to prevent unintentional injuries in the city through education, awareness, policy, and increased access to safety resources. Some of our most popular programs are listed below but we are always working to find new ways to create a safer Boston.

General home safety tips and resources

General home safety tips and resources
Carbon Monoxide (CO) safety

Learn tips to keep your home and child safe from carbon monoxide and burns.

  • Install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms on every level of your home and near all sleeping areas
  • Check your CO alarm every month and replace the alarm if it is older than 10 years, replacing the batteries at least once a year
  • Never use your oven or stove to heat your home
  • Never leave your car running inside of an enclosed garage
  • Learn more about carbon monoxide safety here
Additional resources
  • Use safety gates at the top or bottom of stairs if possible
  • Secure TVs and furniture to the wall using mounts or anchors to prevent tip-overs
  • Keep furniture and anything a child can climb on away from windows
  • Install window guards inside of your home to prevent window falls

Learn more about our Window Fall Prevention program.

Tips
  • Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and near all sleeping areas
  • Check your smoke alarm every month and replace the alarm if it is older than 10 years, replacing the batteries at least once a year
  • Keep lighters, matches, and candles locked and away from children 
  • Keep hot foods and liquids out of children’s reach. Cook with pots and pans on back burners and turn pot handles to the back of the stove
  • Learn more about fire safety
More resources

NFPA Smoke Alarms Save Lives

NFPA Smoke Alarms Save Lives

  • Keep medicine, vitamins, cosmetics, and chemicals stored up and locked away from children
  • Use cabinet locks to keep children out of areas with harmful items inside
  • Read medication and product labels to learn what may be dangerous to children
  • Dispose of unused or expired medication at a disposal location. Find a disposal location near you here
Additional resources
  • Poison Prevention Infographic

Poison Prevention Infographic

  • Safe Kids Medication Infographic

Safe Kids Medication Infographic

  • Give your child toys appropriate for their age, interest, and ability
  • Be aware of small parts, magnets, and other choking or poisoning hazards on your child’s toys
  • Learn more about toy safety
Additional resources

Toys and Gifts Safety Tips

  • Supervise children around water
  • Never leave a child alone in a tub
  • Close toilet lids, bathroom doors and laundry room doors
  • Use child locks on doors and toilets in your home
  • Teach children how to swim. Enroll children in swim lessons if possible
  • Learn more about water safety
Additional resources

Water Safety Tips

Coalitions & Partners

Coalitions & Partners
Massachusetts Falls Prevention Coalition
Massachusetts Falls Prevention
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