funded by the Department of Transportation
works in collaboration with the Rhode Island SAFEKIDS Coalition to implement bicycle/pedestrian safety programs targeting Rhode Island children
works in collaboration with the Initiative for a Healthy Weight to promote physical activity among children and adults
works in collaboration with community partners throughout the state

Our goals are:

to improve the promotion of children’s and adult’s bicycle/pedestrian activity and safety in our state
to promote child and adult walking to school and at and to work
to coordinate the activities of community partner membersto implement bicycle/pedestrian safety program targeting Rhode Island children
to provide community partner programs with resources such as helmets, and bicycle and pedestrian safety literature for children
to provide partners with technical assistance to develop community initiatives

Collaborative Activities

Safe Kids Walk This Way October 5, 2005

National Safe Kids Campaign event
Collaboration with Fedex and local elementary schools

Bicycle Helmet Use Tee-Shirt Promotion

Local police promotion of youth helmet use on the state’s bike paths and elsewhere
Woonsocket Walk at Work Day – Fall 2005
Jamestown Walking School Bus – Fall 2005
Community Bicycle Rodeos

Contact Information

Safe Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill – Room 409
Providence, RI 02908
Ph 222-1173
Fax 222-4415
Germaine.Dennaker@health.ri.gov

For more information on the National Safe Kids Campaign:

www.safekids.org

For more information about cycling and pedestrian activities:

www.lifespan.org/services/emergency/ipc

www.dot.state.ri.us/bikeri/

www.nbwclub.org/welcome.html

www.bikedowntown.org

www.sierraclub.org/ri/

www.bikeleague.org

www.bikewalk.org/safe_routes_to_school/SR2S_introduction.htm

www.americabikes.org/

www.walktoschool-usa.org/