Students at Kennedy Park Elementary School in Colonia thank NJM Insurance Group for supporting Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Safe Kids Middlesex County’s Safety Ambassador Program.
(New Brunswick, NJ) - Recognizing the important role that high school students and community-based organizations play in promoting safety, NJM Insurance Group has generously donated $10,000 to benefit Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Safe Kids Middlesex County’s Safety Ambassador Program.
“The Safety Ambassador Program is an excellent example of the valuable role community involvement has in keeping our youth safe,” said Violet Marrero, NJM Consumer Safety Director. “High school students are leading the way, helping younger elementary age children understand how to prevent injuries. We are more than proud to support this effort that is helping to build a culture of safety.”
Through Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s Safety Ambassador Program (SAP), high school juniors and seniors are trained to present injury prevention lessons to first and second graders in their respective communities. This school year, 23 high schools in central New Jersey are participating, many of which have been with the program since its inception.
At the beginning of each school year, more than 200 students, their school advisors and program volunteers gather at an annual Safety Summit to learn about pedestrian safety, fall prevention, safety in and around cars and wheeled sports. Students explore ways to creatively and successfully convey key messages to first and second graders.
“The Safety Ambassador Program was built by and continues to thrive on partnerships,” explains Diana Starace, Injury Prevention Coordinator for RWJUH’s Level I Trauma Center. “Thanks to generous donations like the one we have received from NJM Insurance Program, we’re proud that the program continues to grow and that we are able to make a positive impact on the lives of more children and families every year.”
For more information about the Safety Ambassador Program, please call 732-418-8026.
About NJM Insurance Group’s Teen Driver Safety Program
NJM was founded in 1913 by policyholders, and has maintained a special relationship with them ever since – operating exclusively in their interests. The Company’s enduring commitment to safety can be traced back to its earliest days, with a focus that has expanded from improving conditions in the manufacturing facilities that were once prevalent in New Jersey, to keeping drivers safe on our roadways.
NJM’s Teen Driver Safety Program was launched in 2013 in honor of the Company’s 100th anniversary. The Program is offered at no cost to high schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It covers topics such as distracted, fatigued and impaired driving, and Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws. In 2016, NJM was selected by the National Safety Council as the recipient of its coveted Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award for its demonstrated results in changing behaviors and attitudes in young drivers, which help reduce teen crashes, injuries, and deaths. To schedule a presentation or learn more, visit www.njm.com/teen-driver-safety.
About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health Facility, is a 600-bed academic medical center that serves as the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the flagship Cancer Hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, bariatric surgery and women’s and children’s care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.rwjbh.org/bristol-myers-squibb-childrens-hospital-at-rwjuh). A Level 1 Trauma Center and the first designated Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH’s New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.
RWJUH has been ranked among the best hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report seven times and has been selected by the publication as a high performing hospital in numerous specialties. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital has been ranked among the best hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report five times. In addition, RWJUH was named among the best places to work in health care by Modern Healthcare magazine and received the Equity Care of Award as Top Hospital for Healthcare Diversity and Inclusion from the American Hospital Association. RWJUH Brunswick has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety, including the prestigious Magnet® Award for Nursing Excellence and “Most Wired” designation by Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine. The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer has rated RWJUH among the nation’s best comprehensive cancer centers.
Contact:
Peter Haigney RWJUH
Public Relations
(732) 937-8521