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Kids' Health


Upcoming Safe Kids Events

Safe Kids Greater Knox Area is planning a variety of events in the coming months, as listed below. Call Susan Cook, Safe Kids coordinator, at (865) 541-8622 for additional information on any of these activities.
  • July 25 – Youth Day @ Enrichment Credit Union, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • July 26 – Irish Fest of Knox @ World’s Fair Park -- Safety Program 11 a.m.-Noon
  • August 5 – Safety Day at Safety City for First through Third Graders, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
  • August 9 – KPD Car Seat Checkpoint @ 917 East Fifth Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • August 11 – First Day Festival @ Convention Center, Safety Booth, 3-7 p.m.
  • August 22-24 – Kid Care Event – Safe Kids providing booth with Safety Zone
    • Volunteers assisting with coloring activities on poison prevention and vehicle safety
    • Knoxville Center Mall, Knoxville -- Friday, August 22, 1-7 p.m.
    • West Town Mall, Knoxville -- Saturday, August 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Foothills Mall, Maryville -- Sunday, August 24, noon to 6 p.m.
  • August 26 – Safe Kids Greater Knox Area meeting @ Byrd Board Room in Koppel Plaza at Children’s Hospital, 8:30 a.m.
  • August 27-29 – Life Savers Conference in Nashville
  • September 6 – Safety City Fair, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • September 9 – Cub Scout Automotive Safety Patch program, Beaty Chevrolet, 7-8 p.m.
  • September 12 – Commissioner’s Council on Injury Prevention in Nashville
  • September 13 – KPD Car Seat Checkpoint, 917 East Fifth Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • September 16 – Cub Scout Automotive Safety Patch program, Beaty Chevrolet, 7-8 p.m.
  • Spot the Tot in Clinton – Date TBD
  • September 23 – Safe Kids Greater Knox Area meeting at Children’s Hospital, 8:30 a.m.
  • September 27 – Hola Knoxville Hispanic Heritage Festival @ Market Square, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
    • Car Seat Safety & Fire Safety with Smoke Alarm Door Prizes
  • October 2 – Coordinated School Health Program on Falls/Injury Prevention, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
  • October 5 – Down Syndrome Awareness Group Buddy Walk @ Market Square
    • Poison Prevention, 1-4 p.m.
  • October 8 – Walk This Way, locations and times TBD
  • October 11 – KPD Car Seat Checkpoint @ 917 East Fifth Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • October 15-18 – Safe Kids Conference in Washington, D.C.
  • October 31 – Halloween in the City @ Safety City, 5-8 p.m.
  • November 8 – KPD Car Seat Checkpoint @ 917 East Fifth Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • November 13 – Safe Kids Banquet @ Calhoun’s on the River, 6-8 p.m. (In place of November meeting of Safe Kids Greater Knox Area)
  • November 26-30 – Fantasy of Trees; Safe Kids is sponsoring Mom & Tots area
  • December 13 – KPD Car Seat Checkpoint @ 917 East Fifth Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • No Safe Kids Greater Knox Area meeting during December

We invite your comments and questions. Please complete our comment form or visit our Phone Numbers page for departmental telephone listings.