Creighton University’s new Child Safety Center opened Wednesday morning in North Omaha. The center aims to raise awareness of accidental childhood injuries and give the Omaha community methods to keep kids safe.
Accidental injuries are the leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 19, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
Dr. Scott Shipman is the Executive Director of the Institute for Population Health (IPH). It’s a department at Creighton focused on health equity and community health determinants. Shipman said many common accidental deaths can be prevented…