2ND GRADERS PARTICIPATE IN HARD HATS FOR LITTLE HEADS
Today (Thursday) second graders in Brenham ISD participated in the annual Hard Hats for Little Heads program in College Station sponsored by Texas ENT & Allergy, Aggie Athletes Involved (AAI), Texas A&M Athletics and the Texas Medical Association. For the ninth year in a row, approximately 3,700 bike helmets were presented to second graders from Brenham ISD and surrounding areas. This year’s event included Bryan ISD, College Station ISD, Navasota ISD, Brenham ISD, Anderson-Shiro ISD, Mumford ISD, Snook ISD, Hearne ISD, Burton ISD and Caldwell ISD. Presentations were made by Aggie Athletes in sports such as equestrian, softball, baseball and football on the importance of helmet use and safety.
Hard Hats for Little Heads was created by the Texas Medical Association in 1994 to educate children about how to prevent head injuries. For best protection, participants should wear the appropriate helmet for the activity they are participating in, and ensure it is properly fitted and structurally sound. The program, presented locally through the Health World Healthy Children Foundation, has impacted more than 25,000 second-graders during this nine-year period.
On average, 250 children in the United States under the age of 14 die each year because of a bicycle crash. Another 300,000 children are treated in emergency rooms for severe head injuries. Many of these accidents could have been prevented if the children had worn bicycle helmets. Helmets can reduce the risk of head injury by as much as 85 percent, yet only about 40 percent of cyclists wear one when they ride. Healthy World Healthy Children, Texas ENT & Allergy, AAI, Texas A&M Athletics, and participating sponsors want to ensure our kids are wearing helmets when they ride, glide or drive.
