Safe Kids Kansas Presents 2009 Awards

Safe Kids Kansas presented their annual awards in a ceremony Tuesday at the Kansas National Education Association in Topeka. The prestigious Dr. Dennis Cooley Award of Excellence, named in honor of pediatrician Dr. Dennis Cooley of Topeka, was presented to Jan Stegelman of Topeka.Stegelman served as the State Coordinator of Safe Kids Kansas from the program?s inception in 1991 until her retirement in June 2009. In 1991, Stegelman, then a new employee with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, was charged with developing a state injury prevention program. Later that year, an agreement was signed with the National Safe Kids Campaign and a steering committee was formed in Kansas to form a Safe Kids Coalition. Under her leadership, Safe Kids Kansas expanded to include additional member organizations and local coalitions. Safe Kids Kansas also became a 501c(3) in 2003.?We take this opportunity to recognize Jan Stegelman for her outstanding leadership in child safety and for her exceptional contributions in the field of childhood injury prevention in Kansas,? said Cherie Sage, State Director for Safe Kids Kansas.Safe Kids Kansas also honored one local coalition, three individuals and two coalition member organizations.?These organizations and individuals have made significant contributions to the mission of Safe Kids Kansas, which is preventing accidental injury ? the leading killer of our children in Kansas,? said Sage.Additional award recipients include:The Local Coalition of the Year award for 2009 was presented to Safe Kids Geary County for their success in tackling the unique complexities of their ever changing community. Safe Kids Geary County embraces challenges and coalition members work collaboratively to successfully provide education, training and programs to community members. Safe Kids Geary County has dedicated time and effort to determine what the needs of their county residents are and determine programs and activities that will work best in their communities. Safe Kids Geary County has strived to ensure individuals have the training they need to educate their population holding both a Poison Control Center train-the-trainer course and CPS recertification class. Safe Kids Geary County works vigorously to prevent accidental injury of children in the county making it worthy of coalition of the year. The lead agency for Safe Kids Geary County is the Geary County Health Department.Service Recognition Awards were presented to three individuals who have worked determinedly to provide injury prevention education to families in Kansas ? Sgt. Timothy McCool, Dean Tucker and Emma Kruger. Serving as Public Resource Officer for Kansas Highway Patrol, Sgt. Timothy McCool is a passionate advocate for safety initiatives across the state. He is an active child passenger safety technician instructor and has presented innumerous injury prevention messages at schools and community events. Dean Tucker, former coordinator of Safe Kids Osage County, worked tirelessly to teach parents how to properly restrain their children in child safety seats and provide children with education on the safest way to wear their seat belts. As a volunteer for Safe Kids Douglas County, Emma Kruger has strived to increase injury prevention efforts in her community through one on one education, presentations, grant writing, serving on committees, and representing Safe Kids Douglas County at local events.The Outstanding Partnership for Child Safety Award was presented to Huggable Images, Shawnee Mission, for the company?s continued support of childhood injury prevention through advocacy and business acumen. Huggable Images has traveled the country, giving presentations and exhibiting at conferences and providing a unique product that greatly enhances the ability to educate parents and other caregivers. Huggable Images is a member organization of Safe Kids Kansas and provides leadership and expertise from a business perspective on the Corporate Advisory Panel.The Outstanding Coalition Organization Award was presented to State Farm Insurance for its sustained support of Safe Kids Kansas. State Farm?s financial commitment to wheeled sports safety and vehicle occupant protection as well as partnerships between State Farm agents and local Safe Kids coordinators have enhanced the safety of children in Kansas.Safe Kids Kansas, Inc. is a nonprofit Coalition of over 70 statewide organizations and businesses dedicated to preventing accidental injuries to Kansas children ages 0-14. Local coalitions and chapters are located in Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Clay, Coffey, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Elk, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Meade, Mitchell, Montgomery, Osage, Pottawatomie, Rice, Riley, Saline, Smith, Shawnee, Wilson and Woodson Counties, as well as the cities of Chanute, Emporia, Leavenworth, Pittsburg, the Wichita Area (including Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick and Sumner counties), and the Metro Kansas City Area (including Wyandotte County and several Missouri counties.) Safe Kids Kansas a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury. Safe Kids Kansas was founded in 1991 and the lead agency for the State Coalition is the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

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Health care program for kids saved

Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of community health clinics are stepping forward to salvage the Healthy Kids program, which serves more than 8,000 uninsured children in Sonoma County?s low-income families

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Life Insurance For Children – How To Give Your Child A Head Start In Life With Whole Life Insurance

As a parent, you’re always going to be thinking of ways to give your child more so that they have everything they want in life. One of the smartest ways to do this when they’re young is to invest in whole life insurance for children. How does this give your child an advantage? Here are are 3 reasons why:

1. Gives Them A Head Start On Important Matters – Having a life insurance policy in place is one of those things that people always think they can live without until something catastrophic happens. But by investing in this for your child when they’re young, you’ll be taking a step to guarantee they’ll have a sense of security when they get older even at times when they may not be able to afford insurance coverage.

2. Make Them Eligible For Benefits In The Future – Let’s face it, guarantees in life are pretty slim. But one of the surprising things you can count on is that the life insurance policy you buy for your child when they’re young can increase in value dramatically once they become an adult. Imagine the possibility that your child could be excluded for life insurance in the future – something that is common considering the amount of genetic testing that will be going on in the future – and then realize that they wouldn’t have to experience that if they already had a policy in place from when they were kids. You’ll not only be protecting your child but your grandchildren as well.

3. Benefits You Won’t Find As An Adult – Nowadays, you’ve taken action too late if you decide as an adult to get life insurance. You get the most basic of benefits and don’t qualify for any special programs. But for people whose parents took action in their youth, they’re now qualifying for double the life insurance coverage that they had without having to pay any more in premiums.

Just imagine your income doubling without you having to change anything you’re doing – it’s a similar feeling in the life insurance world when you have this type of benefit.

Life insurance for children has been shown to be an excellent investment by parents who are concerned with providing the best for their children. Click here to get a FREE no obligation quote on life insurance for your child.

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Madison ranks No. 1 in insurance for kids

More than four-fifths of the children in Wisconsin’s state capital are covered by private health insurance, the best percentage among the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas.Just 17.9 percent of the children in Madison are not covered by private health policies, according to a Business First of Buffalo analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data.The bureau estimates that the Madison area has 123,700 persons under the age of 18. Private insurers cover 101,600, leaving 22,100 either under a government insurance program or without health coverage of any kind.Right behind Madison are Honolulu, where only 18.4 percent of children are not under the umbrella of private health insurance, Ogden, Utah, at 19.4 percent, and Minneapolis-St. Paul at 19.9 percent uncovered. Milwaukee was 38th among the largest metros with 29.4 percent of children not covered by private insurance.Two Texas metros on the Mexican border have the worst rates in the country. More than three-quarters of the children in McAllen-Edinburg — 77.0 percent — are not covered by private health insurance. The corresponding figure in the El Paso area is 63.5 percent.Buffalo ranks 39th among the top 100 markets, with 29.7 percent of its children not covered by private insurers. (The Buffalo area consists of Erie and Niagara counties.) The median for the entire study group is 31.3 percent uncovered.Business First analyzed recently released data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, which generates statistics during the years between the bureau’s decennial head counts.The following are the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, listed according to the percentage of children who are not covered by private health insurance. Metros are listed from the lowest to the highest percentage of uncovered persons under the age of 18: * Madison, Wis., 17.9% * Honolulu, 18.4% * Ogden, Utah, 19.4% * Minneapolis-St. Paul, 19.9% * Worcester, Mass., 20.4% * Albany, N.Y., 20.9% * Boston, 20.9% * Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn., 21.5% * Washington, 21.9% * Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 22.3% * San Jose, 22.9% * Des Moines, Iowa, 24.1% * Omaha, 24.1% * Hartford, 24.8% * Salt Lake City, 24.8% * Virginia Beach-Norfolk, 25.0% * Colorado Springs, 25.1% * San Francisco-Oakland, 25.1% * Cincinnati, 25.2% * Harrisburg, Pa., 25.5% * Allentown-Bethlehem, Pa., 25.6% * Provo, Utah, 26.1% * Seattle, 26.2% * Portland, Maine, 26.3% * Richmond, 26.5% * Philadelphia, 26.7% * Baltimore, 26.9% * Akron, Ohio, 27.0% * Portland, Ore., 27.0% * Kansas City, 27.4% * St. Louis, 27.4% * Providence, 27.7% * Rochester, N.Y., 27.8% * Pittsburgh, 27.9% * Syracuse, N.Y., 28.0% * Louisville, 28.1% * Columbus, 28.3% * Milwaukee, 29.4% * Buffalo, 29.7% * New Haven, Conn., 29.7% * Knoxville, Tenn., 29.8% * Grand Rapids, 29.9% * Raleigh, 29.9% * Nashville, 30.0% * Indianapolis, 30.4% * Dayton, 30.5% * Cleveland, 30.6% * Wichita, Kans., 30.7% * Denver, 31.0% * Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 31.1% * Springfield, Mass., 31.4% * Columbia, S.C., 31.9% * Las Vegas, 32.1% * Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, Calif., 32.1% * Toledo, Ohio, 32.2% * Sacramento, 32.5% * New York City, 32.6% * Birmingham, 32.7% * Detroit, 32.8% * Charlotte, 33.3% * Boise, Idaho, 33.4% * Jacksonville, 33.5% * Chicago, 33.7% * San Diego, 35.0% * Charleston, S.C., 35.3% * Austin, 35.7% * Chattanooga, Tenn., 35.9% * Orlando, 36.6% * Atlanta, 37.0% * Youngstown, Ohio, 37.2% * Greenville, S.C., 37.8% * Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla., 38.2% * Tampa-St. Petersburg, 39.3% * Tulsa, 39.5% * Phoenix, 40.3% * Greensboro, 40.8% * Stockton, Calif., 40.9% * Memphis, 41.1% * Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla., 42.3% * Dallas-Fort Worth, 42.3% * Oklahoma City, 42.4% * Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., 42.9% * Albuquerque, 43.0% * Miami-Fort Lauderdale, 43.6% * San Antonio, 43.7% * Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla., 44.3% * Jackson, Miss., 44.5% * Los Angeles, 44.5% * New Orleans, 44.8% * Houston, 45.0% * Tucson, 45.3% * Augusta, Ga., 46.0% * Little Rock, Ark., 46.0% * Baton Rouge, La., 46.7% * Bakersfield, Calif., 49.8% * Lakeland, Fla., 50.7% * San Juan, P.R., 51.9% * Fresno, Calif., 56.4% * El Paso, Texas, 63.5% * McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, 77.0%

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