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Celebrating 25 years of Kidsafe
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The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia (CAPFA) was incorporated in the ACT on 5 March 1979 by leading paediatric surgeons and businessmen who were committed to providing a safer environment for children in the 0 to 14 age range. |
The establishment of Divisional offices in each state/territory followed soon after:
- New South Wales Division 1979
- Victoria Division 1979
- ACT Division 1979
- Queensland Division 1980
- Western Australia Division 1980
- Northern Territory Division 1983
- Tasmania Division 1983
- South Australian Division 1983
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Between 1979 and 1985 The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia established:
- Foundation logo and slogan "Child Safety is no Accident"
- Divisions in all states and territories
- Child Accident Prevention Centre in WA
- Initial fund-raising drives with Governments, corporate bodies, business and individuals
- Ongoing fund-raising activities
- Public Relations Activities
- Liasing with governments, relevant professional and community organisations
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Public Education and Services provided throughout Australia by The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia from 1979 to 1985 included:
- "Water Safety" Australia-wide 1980/81, 1981/82 and 1985/86 Television and Radio Advertising based on the Theme of "Adult surveillance"
- "Summer Safety" Australia-wide, 1983/84 and 1984/85
- "From a child`s point of view", NSW 1982, Australia-wide 1983 (3 radio commercials)
- "Have a heart for children", New Idea magazine, 26 weeks in 1982 (Smurf cartoon series)
- "Congratulations Mum & Dad: Now lets keep Baby Safe", 1982 Publication
- "Child safety – play it safe" 1983/84 – a magazine on accident prevention and emergency first aid
- "The case for child accident prevention" Distributed Leaflets 1982-1984
- Playground Safety Week, Victoria – 1983, 1984, 1985
- Accident Prevention Week – Display – NSW 1983, 1994, 1995 Mobile Display on Child Accident Prevention, NSW 1983
- "Quarterly Journal" since May 1980
- Bulletin – internal bulletin distributed to State Division members of CAPFA only
- "Information and Advisory Service" – provided by state/territory division and by the national office
- "Kidsafe Homes" a national campaign conducted with the Housing Industry Association of Australia (HIA) aimed at encouraging builders, architects and designers to participate in a program to improve home safety for children (1985)
- Early Childhood Injury Prevention Program – ECIPP. A Victorian Division Pilot project to provide new parents with age appropriate injury prevention information through all Victorian Infant Welfare Centres (1985)
- Baby Safety Capsule Hiring schemes in WA (1984) and ACT (1985)
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Research Conducted or Co-Authored between 1979-1985:
- Pre-school teacher training, DR EJ Ozanne Smith (1981-86, Victoria)
- Child Warning Symbol, DR R Grieve (1983 – Western Australia)
- Accidental Poisoning in Childhood, Mr J Nixon (1985/86 – Queensland)
- Law for Child Accident Prevention, Professor R Chisholm (1983-86 – New South Wales)
- Bicycle Accidents in Victoria (ii) Prospective Study, DR WG Cole (1983-86)
- Bicycle Accidents on the Roads Involving Children up to 15 years of age, Mr J Nixon (1983-86 – Queensland)
- Traffic Safety Club, Dr R Grieve (May 1984 – Western Australia)
- Teaching of Child Safety in Motor Vehicles to Staff and Mothers in Maternity Hospitals – An Evaluation Study, Dr F Leditschke (1984-86 – Queensland)
- Playground Equipment Evaluation Manual, Mrs C Ozturk (1984-86 – Western Australia)
- National Injury Surveillance and Prevention Program, Mr J Moller (CAPFA – October 1985 - )
- Children Hospital`s Accidents Monitoring System – Adelaide Children`s Hospital, Dr R.A Cockington (1984-1986 – South Australia)
- Evaluation of Interventions to Promote Use of Safety Restraints with Pre-school children in cars, R. Sanson-Fisher (1983-84 – New South Wales)
- Australia-Wide survey of agencies dealing with child accident prevention "Child Accident Prevention & Safety – Resource Directory", Helen Hoyles, Victoria
- An Analysis of Australian Child Accident Statistics, Peter O`Connor, South Australia
- Evaluation of Health Promotion Campaign – "David and the Helping Hand", Lisa Gonski, New South Wales
- Deaths Due to Railway Accidents – Brisbane, J.W. Nixon, Queensland
- Olfactory Discrimination by Pre-school children, R.A.M. Gregson, New South Wales
- Children`s Understanding of Risks and Accident Avoidance, R. Grieve, Western Australia
- Injuries in Schools re Rugby Union Games for 9-18 year olds, RJ Wallace, ACT
- An Analysis of Factors Associated with Domestic Accidents Involving Pre-school children (1982-83), E.R Townsend, P.A Howat, A. Stewart, M. Philips, Western Austalia
- Child Injury Surveillance System: A Feasibility Study for Australia, J. Moller, G.V. Vimpani (1985)
- Accidental Poisoning in Childhood – An Urban Study, J. Nixon, Queensland
- Development of a Poisoning Severity Scale, R.A Cockington, South Australia
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| SAFEGUARD – the official newsletter of the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia was first published in 1988. SAFEGUARD continued until it became "KIDSAFE" – the journal of the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia in 1994. |
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The WA Division first published "WA Child Injury Prevention" – the official journal of the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia (WA Division) in 1989 – This publication was later renamed "Kidsafe WA" 1990 |
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National Kidsafe Week was first promoted in 1992 to raise the communities` awareness of the high rate of children`s injuries and as a fundraising appeal to raise money to combat injuries.
Mrs Anita Keating launched the Inaugural Kidsafe Day on Tuesday July 6th 1993 in Canberra proudly supported by Panadol. |
| The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia adopted the trading name Kidsafe in 1993. |
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In 2003, a new constitution was adopted which recognised the incorporation of each State and Territory division and to register the Kidsafe name in their representative States and Territories making each one an individually incorporated association.
The new structure allows for... |
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