Poison Prevention Week social media guide
National Poison Prevention Week aims to draw attention to the causes of poisoning and how to prevent them from occurring. This guide is to help communities and partners use social media to support and promote National Poison Prevention Week 2024! Who should use this guide This guide is for all community leaders and partners who use social […]
Official contest rules, Canada's Safest Driver
Official Rules The Canada’s Safest Driver Contest (hereinafter “Contest”) is designed to (i) promote safe driving; (ii) improve road safety; (iii) provide insight into how telematics can improve driver safety; and (iv) increase awareness of and participation in Parachute Vision Zero initiatives. The Contest is a contest of skill that measures the driving habits of […]
Official Contest Rules – Canada's Favourite Crossing Guard
Parachute Leaders in Injury Prevention & Desjardins CANADA’S FAVOURITE CROSSING GUARD (the “Contest”) OFFICIAL RULES (the “Official Rules”) NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE CONTEST. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR NOMINEE’S CHANCES OF WINNING. By submitting an Entry, you acknowledge and agree that your Entry (including the Nomination Content) […]
Choosing the right car seat
Should your child be using a rear-facing car seat, forward-facing car seat, booster seats or just using seatbelt? Find out which is the right car seat for your child and watch the video guides on how to install them.
Ontario Fall Prevention Collaborative
This diverse group of health and social service practitioners from across Ontario come together to share information, analyze trends and respond collectively to the need for change and innovation in fall prevention.
Methodology
This report is the fourth of its kind, the previous reports being published in 1998 (using 1995 data), 2009 (using 2004 data) and 2015 (using 2010 data). Due to differences in methodology used in this report, it is not possible to draw direct comparisons with previous reports. This report presents data at the national level […]
Social Media Guide – Parachute Safe Kids Week 2024
This guide is to help communities and partners use social media to support and promote Parachute Safe Kids Week 2024, an annual awareness campaign designed to bring attention to predictable and preventable injuries in children. This year our messaging will focus on consumer product safety. We encourage you to try and post every day during Safe […]
"How to encourage kids to #PlaySafeOutdoors" - Safe Kids Week (2021)
The topic of 2021’s Safe Kids Week digital campaign is outdoor play, encouraging children to #PlaySafeOutdoors and engage in active, unstructured and exciting play, daily.
Learn more at www.parachute.ca/safekidsweek #PlaySafeOutdoors
Buying Consumer Products Online
Learn how to be a smart shopper and keep safety in mind when buying consumer products and cosmetics online: tips and information from Health Canada.
Bigger, heavier, higher … large SUVs and pickups pose serious safety threats to vulnerable road users
By Isabelle Joncas, B.A., Équiterre Abstract In Canada, the recent rise in the number of small trucks on our roads is phenomenal (a category that includes sport utility vehicles such as SUVs, pickups, mini-vans and crossovers). They are sold as practical, functional, safe and adventurous. With fewer compact models being offered in car dealerships, many […]