The ATV PSA Competition deadline has been extended to February 1, 2013.

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt supports the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Surgeons recommendations that children 16 years of age and under should not ride or drive ATV. Pediatric all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related crashes are on the rise in the United States. It was estimated that in 2010, there were 115,000 ATV-related emergency department-treated injuries in the U.S. and roughly 25 percent of those were seen in children younger than 16 years of age.

Tennessee ranks no. 7 with 101 ATV reported fatalities from 2007-2010, proving that it is crucial to spread awareness of this issue throughout our state.

To encourage the well-being of Tennessee’s youth, Children's Hospital has teamed up with the Tennessee 4-H Youth Development Program and numerous other organizations across the state (listed below) to promote ATV safety among youth and adults.

Mission of the Coalition:

Promote ATV Safety in the state of Tennessee

Goal:

Launch a statewide public educational campaign on ATV Safety 

Objectives:

• Increase awareness among youth, parents, and communities in Tennessee on ATV safety
• Build a partnership with consistent messaging, committed to addressing the major issues surrounding all-terrain vehicle safety.
• Identify grant opportunities for furthering ATV initiatives
• Create and disseminate a toolkit on ATV safety to be used by coalition partners across the state
• Develop a database that captures Pediatric ATV injuries across the state as well as educational outreach by coalition
• Conduct research to understand and guide future ATV safety iniatives across the state.

Steering Committee Organizations

Castle Powersports

Future Farmers of America

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Tennessee Department of Health

Tennessee Emergency Medical Services for Children

UT Extension

 4-H

Advisory Board Organizations

Rural Health Association of Tennessee

Children’s Hospital at Erlanger

East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

TennCare

Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center

Tennessee Department of Health- Traumatic Brain Injury Program

Memphis Medical Center

Vanderbilt School of Nursing

Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians

Vanderbilt Children's Health Improvement and Prevention

MTN Trail Riders Association

National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council

LeBoneheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis

Interested individuals may join the coalition by contacting the Trauma Service’s Injury Prevention Program Coordinator, Purnima Unni, at purnima.unni@vanderbilt.edu.