July 2019: <\/strong>As part of the\u00a0Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention<\/a> (PrevCon) this year (17 – 20 July, Washington D.C.), iRAP\u2019s Julio Urzua facilitated a Star Rating for Schools workshop and field assessment where he demonstrated how the the app can help make school communities safer and help save children\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Julio also presented the Star Rating For Schools app at the Child Health Initiative<\/a> partners meeting,\u00a0discussing directly with child safety experts across the world how we can collaborate to create safer journeys for school children.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n As part of the PrevCon, in the parallel session 4 \u201cPedestrian Safety: Safe School Zones”, we also celebrated the achievements from our Lead Partners including:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Mirjam Sidik<\/strong> from AIP Foundation <\/a>(pictured right) <\/em>shared the results of road upgrades in 4 schools out of 37 assessed along a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Vietnam using the SR4S tool. Schools zones have now been made safer, with pre and post construction SR4S assessments indicating improvement from 1-3 stars to 4-5 stars in road safety. Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Florencia Lambrosquini <\/strong>(pictured right)<\/em>\u00a0from Fundaci\u00f3n Gonzalo Rodr\u00edguez<\/a> presented their Safe School Environments programme results in Argentina, and how they have used the SR4S tool to assess the safety of school zone improvements in Uruguay and Argentina. See the improvements in Guaymallen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Beth Oestreich <\/strong>(pictured right)\u00a0<\/em>from Safe Kids North Dakota<\/a> presented SR4S assessment results around Kindred Elementary School. The assessments have helped to raise awareness of the safety of students\u2019 routes along the roads near the school and to push for road improvements. The assessment shows that parking and traffic management and improvements in crossing facilities can lead to a safety rating increase from 3 to 4 stars.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Safe Kids<\/a> has been supporting Star Rating for Schools since its early conception in Mexico (2013). As part of the pilot phase of development, Safe Kids Worldwide has been working with 80 coalitions for pilot assessments of SR4S in the United States. The activities have included the provision of training and complementary materials and support for their school assessments across the country.<\/p>\n This event was a fantastic way to reach the community of child injury prevention experts and demonstrate how the collaborations with SR4S lead partners are making the journey for school children safer around the world.<\/p>\n About PrevCon:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention<\/a>, or PrevCon, connects child injury prevention professionals and empowers them to make a stronger impact. By bringing together experts and partners in the field, attendees gain practical skills, discover helpful resources and make lasting connections.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.76″ src=”https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/D_u8D81VUAA-jJX.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Julio Urzua<\/strong> from iRAP<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (Image credit: Florencia Lambrosquini <\/strong>from\u00a0Fundaci\u00f3n Gonzalo Rodr\u00edguez)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.76″ src=”https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PrevCon-1-lighter.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Mirjam Sidik<\/strong> from AIP Foundation\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/a>(Image credit: iRAP)<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.76″ src=”https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PrevCon-2-lighter.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Florencia Lambrosquini <\/strong>from\u00a0Fundaci\u00f3n Gonzalo Rodr\u00edguez<\/a> (Image credit: iRAP)<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.76″ src=”https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PrevCon-3-lighter.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Beth Oestreich <\/strong>from\u00a0Safe Kids North Dakota<\/a> (Image credit: iRAP)<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Como parte de la Convenci\u00f3n Mundial de Prevenci\u00f3n de Lesiones Infantiles Safe Kids (PREVCON) de este a\u00f1o, Julio Urzua de iRAP present\u00f3 la aplicaci\u00f3n Star Rating For Schools en la reuni\u00f3n de socios de Child Health Initiative. Demostr\u00f3 c\u00f3mo puede ayudar a que las comunidades escolares sean m\u00e1s seguras y\u2026 ..<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" July 2019: <\/strong>As part of the\u00a0Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention<\/a> (PREVCON) this\u00a0 year, iRAP\u2019s Julio Urzua presented the Star Rating For Schools app at the Child Health Initiative partners meeting. He demonstrated how it can help make school communities safer and help save children\u2019s lives.<\/p> Julio also facilitated a workshop and field assessment as part of the event, discussing directly with child safety experts across the world how we can collaborate to create safer journeys for school children.<\/p> Insert image (which we have already)<\/p> As part of the event, we also celebrated the achievements from our Lead Partners including:<\/p> Mirjam Sidik<\/strong> from AIP Foundation<\/a> shows the impressive results on school zone safety in Vietnam, using the SR4S tool and implementation of recommended countermeasures. Schools zones have now been made safer, from 1-3 stars to 4-5 stars in road safety.\u00a0https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/celebrating-success-in-vietnam\/<\/p> Insert image (which we have already)<\/p> Flor Lambrosquini<\/strong> from Fundaci\u00f3n Gonzalo Rodr\u00edguez<\/a> gave an inspiring presentation about their Safe School Environments programme results in Argentina, and how they have used SR4S tool to improve school zones in Uruguay and Argentina.<\/p> Insert image (which we already have)<\/p>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/D_u8D81VUAA-jJX.jpg\")
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