For Partners & Advocates
Join the National Movement for Injury Prevention
National Injury Prevention Day on November 18, 2025, represents a powerful opportunity for organizations and advocates to unite in preventing injuries and saving lives. Whether you're a healthcare system, nonprofit organization, government agency, community group, or individual advocate, your participation helps amplify the message that injuries are preventable and that together we can build safer communities.
This day offers an opportunity to unite advocates nationwide, share compelling stories, push for policy changes, and advance both organizational and advocacy goals that can prevent injuries and save lives in communities across the country.
Key Injury Facts
Share these important statistics with your stakeholders, communities, and use them to support policy arguments and funding requests. Download our one-page injury facts summary for compelling statistics to include in your materials and easy sharing with your networks.
How Organizations Can Participate
Direct Injury Prevention Activities
- Host community safety fairs with free helmet fittings, car seat checks, and safety screenings
- Organize educational workshops on fall prevention, home safety, or sports injury prevention
- Conduct workplace safety training and ergonomics assessments
- Provide free or low-cost safety equipment (helmets, smoke detectors, safety gates) to families in need
- Offer injury prevention screenings and assessments at community health events
- Partner with schools to provide age-appropriate safety education programs
- Distribute injury prevention toolkit materials directly to your clients, patients, or community members
Awareness & Advocacy Activities
- Light up your buildings, landmarks, or facilities in green to recognize NIPD
- Submit your programs and events to be featured on our national map
- Share NIPD content and safety tips on your organization's social media channels
- Issue proclamations or official statements supporting NIPD and injury prevention priorities
- Integrate injury prevention messaging into your existing programs and services
- Collaborate with other local partners for joint programming and advocacy efforts
- Host press events or media briefings to highlight local injury prevention data and needs
How Advocates Can Participate
- Contact elected officials to highlight the importance of injury prevention funding
- Organize advocacy events or rallies in your community
- Write op-eds or letters to the editor about injury prevention priorities
- Share personal stories that illustrate the impact of preventable injuries
- Use social media to educate policymakers and the public about injury prevention
- Coordinate with other advocates for collective action
- Present injury prevention data to local government bodies
- Advocate for evidence-based injury prevention programs in your community
Share With Your Network
Help amplify our reach by sharing these messages:
"Our organization is proud to support National Injury Prevention Day on November 18, 2025. Join us in building safer communities! #BeInjuryFree"
"Injuries are preventable! This National Injury Prevention Day, we're committed to sharing life-saving information with our community. Learn more at nationalinjurypreventionday.org #BeInjuryFree"
"Preventable injuries cost lives and billions in healthcare costs. On National Injury Prevention Day, let's demand action from our leaders. #BeInjuryFree"
"Evidence-based injury prevention works, but it needs funding and policy support. Help us advocate for safer communities on National Injury Prevention Day. #BeInjuryFree"
Partner Action Plan
Use NIPD to create lasting impact through advocacy, community events, and direct injury prevention work:
Planning Phase (September-October)
- Research & Assessment: Identify key injury prevention issues and data in your community
- Event Planning: Organize safety fairs, educational workshops, or community screenings
- Resource Development: Prepare safety materials, fact sheets, and injury prevention toolkits
- Partnership Building: Connect with local hospitals, schools, community centers, and other advocates
- Advocacy Strategy: Identify target policymakers and prepare policy talking points
Implementation Phase (November 11-18)
- Community Events: Host safety fairs, helmet fittings, home safety assessments, or fall prevention workshops
- Educational Outreach: Conduct school presentations, workplace safety training, or senior center programs
- Resource Distribution: Share safety equipment, educational materials, and prevention resources
- Policy Advocacy: Meet with elected officials, attend city council meetings, or organize advocacy events
- Media Engagement: Share stories and data on social media, submit op-eds, or host press events
- Awareness Campaigns: Light buildings green, display NIPD banners, or coordinate proclamations
Impact & Sustainability (November-December)
- Follow-up Care: Continue safety programs initiated during NIPD week
- Data Collection: Track participation, safety equipment distributed, and policy outcomes
- Policy Follow-up: Continue meetings with officials and monitor legislative progress
- Partnership Maintenance: Build on new relationships and plan year-round collaboration
- Impact Sharing: Report successes, lessons learned, and community impact stories
- Future Planning: Develop ongoing injury prevention programming for the coming year
Sample Local Event Ideas
Partner Toolkit
Access tools and materials to support your NIPD activities:
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