2026 CHNA Implementation Strategy

Primary Intervention Summary

Intervention

Role in Strategy

Primary Audience

Leads injury prevention education, transportation safety, school nurse education, safe sleep, safe sitter, heatstroke prevention, and safety outreach

Families, schools, caregivers, communities

Health Education and Safety Center

Provides poison and substance exposure information, treatment guidance, and prevention education statewide

Families, healthcare providers, communities

APIC

Provides education and prevention around child abuse and neglect, including Erin’s Law training

CHIPS Center

Children, schools, communities

Distributes safe storage materials and gun locks through community partnerships

Parents, caregivers, households with firearms

Firearm Safety Education

Safe Driving / ALDOT-supported Initiatives

Supports child passenger safety, teen driving education, and injury prevention

Children, teens, parents, caregivers

Provides practical education on safe sleep, car seats, safe driving, poison prevention, firearm safe storage, heatstroke prevention, vaping/tobacco risks, and other preventable safety risks

Parent and Caregiver Safety Education

Parents, caregivers, families, schools, community partners

CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA

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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY