The toolkit explores injury prevention strategies for ten different injury topics: Fire Safety and Burn Prevention, Fall Prevention, Water Safety, Concussion and Helmets, Suffocation, Strangulation and Choking Prevention, Poison Prevention, Sports Safety, Traffic Safety, Off-Road Vehicle Safety, and Farm Safety. The topics were chosen based on injury data addressing the areas in which the greatest number of Alberta children are injured or killed.

The learning objectives and key messages identified in each module were developed recognizing that in order for injury prevention attitudes and behaviours to be adopted, children need to hear the information often and have opportunities to practise the behaviours.² As they grow, the injury risks change and the injury prevention messaging is adapted to address those risks.

Parents, caregivers, and community injury prevention professionals are important partners in teaching children about injury prevention. They can model and reinforce appropriate injury prevention behaviours, support the school’s efforts to promote injury prevention and advocate to decision makers to implement policy changes that reduce the risk of injury in communities. To this end, suggestions are made in each module identifying community injury prevention professionals that could be contacted to provide information, resources and classroom presentations. As well, information letters are included to share with parents and caregivers highlighting the topics being discussed in class and providing information that can be implemented at home.