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Feb
11
2014
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ThinkFirst Navajo/Serving New Mexico

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Quality of Life Grant 2014 Check Presentation

Eve's Fund for Native American Health Initiatives located in Farmington, NM was awarded a $10,000 Quality of Life Grant for ThinkFirst Navajo, a proven injury prevention program educating the Navajo youth. Five Navajo speakers living with paraplegia will teach students in grades K-12 about serious injuries related to vehicle and sports accidents, as well as alcohol, violence and other factors.

Jan
26
2013
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ThinkFirst of Murrieta County/Temecula Valley, CA

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Jennifer Seitel, pictured left.

A recipient of this year’s prestigious Healthcare Heroes awards, Jennifer Seitel was honored at the annual Community Collaborative Breakfast, sponsored by the Fallbrook Healthcare District, on January 26. Jennifer was recognized for her dedication in educating young people by coordinating the K-12 ThinkFirst program and personally speaking to youth at assemblies about making good decisions in order to avoid life-impacting debilitating injuries.

Oct
04
2012
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ThinkFirst Missouri, Columbia, MO

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Marcia Howell (right), Director of International Safety Media Awards program, Alaska, pictured with Dr. Michelle Gibler (on left).

ThinkFirst Missouri received two Silver Medal awards from the International Safety Media Award (ISMA) Committee. ISMA is a competitive international awards program designed to recognize the strongest, evidence-based injury prevention media campaigns in the world. ThinkFirst Missouri is being honored for its Social Media Campaign for Teens. First award was for the Teen Injury Prevention Campaign and second award was for the Teen Media Campaign Evaluation. Dr.

Sep
20
2012
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ThinkFirst of Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN

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Julie Philbrook, ThinkFirst State Chapter Director, MN

CONGRATULATIONS to Julie Philbrook, ThinkFirst of Minneapolis Chapter and Minnesota State Chapter Director, who was recently awarded the Minnesota Champion of Child Safety 2012 award during the 4th Annual Minnesota Child Safety Summit in St. Paul, MN. The award recognizes significant contributions by a person or program in advancing the prevention of unintentional childhood injury in Minnesota.

Feb
23
2012
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ThinkFirst Navajo, Serving NM

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Echohawk Lefthand, Director of Eve's Fund's ThinkFirst Navajo Chapter, teaching school children how to avoid brain and spinal cord injuries.

We’re thrilled to announce that Eve’s Fund has received our second Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Representatives from the Reeve Foundation will present the $5,000 grant check in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, February 24, the seventh anniversary of Eve’s death. It will be a fitting way to honor her memory.

May
11
2011
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ThinkFirst Greater Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 

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Pictured: Pete Bodyk, Kansas Department of Transportation; Cynthia Randazzo, ThinkFirst KC; Michael Bowen, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); Rose Simone, ThinkFirst KC; Romell Cooks, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

ThinkFirst of Greater Kansas City received the People Saving People Award from the Kansas Department of Transportation for the impact it has made educating young people about safety belt usage and safe driving practices in the hopes of preventing them from suffering a traumatic injury, or worse, as the result of a motor-vehicle crash.

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