Safe Kids Week May 29 to June 4 promotes child passenger safety
Using the right car seat in the right way can reduce the risk of injury by up to 82 per cent and risk of death by up to 71 per cent. Learn more about why it’s so important to have #KidsInTheRightSeat.
Change for Good Roads podcast
Change for Good Roads is a limited-term podcast that brings together some of the best thinkers in Canada to discuss, what are “Good Roads”? How do we change how we move in our cities to benefit community, environment, sustainability, health and equity? Episode 3, released May 9, explores the importance of accessibility for all, and the accessibility of urban spaces as key components of healthy, active and safe urban roads. Host Pamela Fuselli speaks with Dr. Michelle Porter, the Director of the Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba. Thanks to our Vision Zero sponsor Desjardins Insurance for making this podcast possible.
Popping the Bubble Wrap podcast
Our new podcast focuses on the “household safety officer”: the person in a family who worries about safety. Hosted by Parachute’s President and CEO Pamela Fuselli, each episode in our first season features a roundtable of parents who talk about an injury they worry about, followed by expert advice. Our latest episode, “The perfect place to play” was released May 18 and discusses strategies for managing the risks associated with the spaces our children play in.
New course available for Toronto Vehicle-for-Hire drivers
Parachute’s Vehicle-for-Hire Training program has been certified by the City of Toronto for vehicle-for-hire drivers in that city as of October 2022. Click on the photo, right, to be taken to a page of information about our course and how to register, complete the course and obtain your certificate. After you read this page of information, if you have any further questions, please email info@parachute.ca.
Parachute in the news
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Hélène Gagné de Parachute discute avec Radio-Canada Toronto de notre soutien à l’obligation de porter des gilets de sauvetage sur les bateaux
Radio-Canada – May 9, 2023
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Pamela Fuselli talks to AM 640 about drowning prevention and the need for mandatory lifejacket-wearing laws
AM 640 Toronto – May 8, 2023
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Life jackets on children is not the law in Ontario. That may be about to change.
Toronto Star – May 7, 2023
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Child Active-Transportation Safety and the Environment
Transportation Talk – May 1, 2023
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Canadians want safer roads
iHeart Radio Windsor – March 29, 2023
Why injury prevention matters
At Parachute, Canada’s national charity dedicated to injury prevention, we know the majority of injuries are predictable, and preventable.
In Canada, unintentional injury is…
No.1 cause of death for people ages 1 to 34
No.4 cause of death overall
48 Canadians die every day on average from an injury
61% of injury-caused deaths in seniors stem from falls
Prevention works
In the past decade, we’ve seen fewer injury-related deaths in Canada thanks to better laws, products and education. How we can do more:
Our Vision
We envision a Canada free of serious injuries, with Canadians living long lives to the fullest.
We want people to play, explore and be active while avoiding hazards that can cause injury and death.
So go ahead and skydive – but wear your parachute, when you do.
Keep Canada healthy
Help us eliminate predictable and preventable injuries
Know the facts
Educate yourself, your family and your community using our online resources
Understand the best practices
Participate in our many programs
Promote our awareness campaigns
Take action
Advocate for changes in laws and regulations to build safer environments and for enforcement measures that will reduce injury.
As a charity, we rely on your financial support to continue our work.
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