[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 132 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 132

  Calling upon all United States citizens to support the efforts and 
activities of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign to prevent unintentional 
                          childhood injuries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2003

 Mr. Rogers of Michigan submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Calling upon all United States citizens to support the efforts and 
activities of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign to prevent unintentional 
                          childhood injuries.

Whereas unintentional injury remains the number one cause of death of children 
        under the age of 15;
Whereas each year, nearly 6,000 children under the age of 15 are killed as a 
        result of unintentional injuries and more than 16 percent of all 
        hospitalizations for unintentional injuries among children result in 
        permanent disability;
Whereas the National SAFE KIDS Campaign network, led by Children's National 
        Medical Center in Washington, D.C., unites public, private, and 
        voluntary organizations to reduce preventable childhood injuries in the 
        United States through community awareness, education, and public policy;
Whereas the National SAFE KIDS Campaign promotes childhood injury prevention by 
        uniting diverse groups into State and local coalitions, developing 
        innovative educational tools and strategies, initiating public policy 
        changes, promoting new technology, and raising awareness about many risk 
        areas;
Whereas the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, in partnership with its founding 
        sponsor, the Johnson & Johnson Corporation, will celebrate the nearly 40 
        percent reduction in the number of childhood unintentional injuries over 
        the past 15 years during National SAFE KIDS Week 2003;
Whereas United States citizens will hear the important safety message of 
        National SAFE KIDS Week 2003 to ``Wrap Your Arms Around Safety'' and 
        work to protect children from unintentional injury; and
Whereas National SAFE KIDS Week 2003 includes life-saving public service 
        announcements and information that will be distributed through schools, 
        community groups, neighborhood organizations, retail outlets, and by 
        community and civic leaders to assist in the overall mission of the 
        National SAFE KIDS Campaign: ``Keeping Kids Safe'': Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress calls upon all United States citizens to support the 
efforts and activities of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign to prevent 
unintentional childhood injuries.
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