Across the United States of America, child pedestrians are facing unsafe streets on their way to and from school. As part of the United Nations Global Road Safety Week, the Child Injury Prevention Alliance (CIPA) hosted a webinar on May 18, covering Star Rating for Schools.

During the webinar, attendees heard from national and global road safety experts about how community groups and individuals can use the Star Rating for Schools programme to evaluate the risks students encounter on their journey to school and make changes to improve their safety.

Dr. Gary Smith, CIPA President opened the event, which included speakers from:

The event closed with a panel discussion on implementing program recommendations.

A recording of this event is available here
Read this fantastic event summary from YOUR here
Below are some snippets from the Twitter activity during the event, thanks to our Lead Partners YOURS

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