Centro nazionale per la prevenzione
e il Controllo delle Malattie
AZIENDA SANITARIA LOCALE TO1
The life change, change the house
Program for Prevention of household accidents during the first four years of life
Rosa D’Ambrosio1, Giorgiana Modolo1, Flavia Cavalero1, Antonella Ermacora2
1 Dipartimento
2
di Prevenzione Asl To 1, S.S. Epidemiologia ed Educazione Sanitaria
Agenzia comunicazione Eclectica - Torino
Goals
Decrease
household
accidents,
with
recourse to the emergency room, in the
first four years of life
Encourage the development of a prevention
of accidents culture in the home
Methods
Training cascade addressed to doctors, midwives,
health assistants, nurses and pediatric nurses
Awareness of parents in moments of contact with
the Health Service
Educate the staff of the Maternal Childhood
Department, of the Service of Vaccination
and the one of the Birth Point
Inform at least 70% of parents of infants on
how to organise a safe environment
Results
It is implementing the training of
operators in 8 regions, the project may be
extended to all regions that require it
For parents was produced and made
available information material
Conclusions
Children are constantly evolving: game,
exploration, emulation are important for their
growth, it is necessary that adults make these
activities safer especially at home that is often
erroneously considered to be devoid of risks.
This training wants to contribute to the
awareness of operators and parents.