Health Promotion

Approximately 2.4 million children and young people in the UK aged 14 and under will visit a hospital accident and emergency department as the result of an accident this year. The information provided on this sheet will help you identify potential dangers faced by children and give you advice for protecting your children.

Attached is just one in a series of Environmental Health Promotion Displays that can be viewed in full colour on this website and on display boards throughout the community. The intention of these displays is to provide up-to-date and reliable information on various health issues to help improve the health and well-being of you and your family.

For more information about this display contact us on 01727-819455.

Please click on the following topic to view each Child Safety Poster.

• 0 - 8 Months
• 8 Months - 2 Years
• 2 - 3 Years
• 3 - 5 Years
• Child Safety In a Car
• More Facts
• Help and Information

This initiative was conceived by the Environmental Health Training Consortium, EHTC, (consisting of Health Promotion Officers from East Hertfordshire, St Albans City & District and Welwyn Hatfield Council's) following feedback from Health Visitors during accident prevention training. The aim of the initiative is to facilitate the discussion of accident prevention issues between health visitors and families of pre-school children in a non-judgemental manner.

Three Health Promotion Officers that form the EHTC developed, designed and arranged the printing of 250,000 leaflets (60,000 leaflets per year distributed over four years; approximately 15,000 in each age group) for use over a four year period. The project was funded by Hertfordshire Health Authority and Hertfordshire Health Promotion facilitated the distribution and evaluation.

A set of four leaflets have been produced to correspond with the child's development at birth and subsequent developmental check stages. They are delivered personally by every health visitor at the developmental checks in Hertfordshire over a four year period; Birth to eight months in 'You and Your Baby' Eight months to two years in 'You and Your Toddler' Two to three years in 'Better and Faster' Three to five years in 'Growing up Fast' Set of five posters for use by health visitors and at Child Safety events.