The Junglemobile

Posted By ctn09 on January 1, 2009

The Children’s Hospital, St. Anthony’s Centura Hospital, and the Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis have created an interactive “classroom on wheels” that provides effective injury prevention education.  It is a converted ambulance redesigned with a jungle theme, teaches injury prevention education to young children ages 3-10 through out rural areas of Colorado, Wyoming and Western Nebraska.  The educational curriculum taught during Junglemobile events includes safety messages in the following areas:

  • Child Passenger/Seat Belt
  • Emergency Activation/Dialing 911
  • Pedestrian Safety
  • Water Safety
  • Fall Prevention
  • Bike Helmet Safety
  • Fire Safety

If you would like to bring The Junglemobile to your community or would like more information about this program, visit the website at www.junglemobile.org or email browning.megan@tchden.org or you can call (303) 764-8344.  If you prefer to write the address is:

Junglemobile Coordinator
1056 e 19TH Ave. Box 911
Denver, CO 80218







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