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We are the Child Health Initiative, working towards the for safe + healthy journeys to school for every child.
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Global Goals Aug 27
Fewer cars on the road means less traffic & lower carbon emissions. Join us, for climate: Choose walking🚶♀️, cycling 🚵♂️ or public transportation 🚅 over car rides whenever you can. Submit your ➡
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Child Health GI Aug 27
Why call for a Global Summit? 1️⃣ 1.2 million adolescents die each year from preventable causes, including road traffic injury 2️⃣ Only 2% of global health spend is allocated to adolescents 3️⃣ Globally, youth populations are booming We need an action plan for youth now!
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Child Health GI Aug 23
Every year, 1.2m adolescents are dying from preventable causes such as: 🧠 Mental Health 🚻 Interpersonal Violence 🚗 Road Traffic Injury We are calling for a Global Summit to demand action! Join us! ➡️
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Child Health GI Aug 23
Last year, we took our campaign to joining on the car free streets of ! Promoting safe non-motorised transport in cities has many benefits for health, climate & . Great to see happening in London next month!
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Child Health GI Aug 22
Registration for Day is open! Sign up to join thousands of young people and communities to promote safe and healthy journeys to school for students across the U.S. ➡️ 🚶🚴 👫
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Child Health GI Aug 22
Great to see action on in Sri Lanka! make up 1 in 6 of the global population. Yet only 2% of $35bn of global health funding is spent on youth. We need a Global Summit to raise visibility & deliver action! ➡️ 🌍👫
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The Partnership Aug 22
Part three of our webinar series is back on again today and it is all about the how, what, where and why of data for adolescent health. Register to join us here ➳
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Child Health GI Aug 21
“Analysis of health data from millions of patients found a ‘significant link’ between mental health disorders & exposure to air pollution in childhood.” We need a Global Summit to combat the leading health burdens facing youth. Let's act ➡️
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EASST Aug 19
Last week our partners joined Moldova’s National Breastfeeding March with the aim of meeting parents and carers and promoting another vital issue related to children’s safety: road safety and the safe transportation of children.
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Child Health GI Aug 19
Great to see the work of our partner delivering safe and healthy journeys and their recent success in where speed limits will be reduced to 30km/h around all schools. Low speeds are critical for saving lives and ensuring children can access education safely.
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Child Health GI Aug 19
Our 'Unfinished Journey' report with identified the need for urgent action on , highlighting the full scale of the impact of road traffic on young people globally. Find out more about our advocacy progress here ➡️
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Mayor Bill de Blasio Jul 30
Speed cameras keep our streets safe and save lives at our schools. That's not an opinion — it's a fact. Don't want to get a speeding ticket in New York City? It's really simple: SLOW DOWN.
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Child Health GI Aug 16
Every year 1.2m are dying from largely preventable causes such as violence, mental health and road traffic injury. Find out more on why we're building a global coalition to tackle the leading health burdens on young people➡️
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Child Health GI Aug 16
Launched in 2016, our coalition of NGOs & UN agencies started with a simple, yet ambitious mission; a safe & healthy journey to school for every child. Read about our progress so far with , , , , & more➡️
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Child Health GI Aug 12
Today is 👫🌏! Listen to leaders call for a Global Summit to address the leading health burdens on including mental health, violence and road traffic injury. Let's help young people to thrive➡️
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Child Health GI Aug 12
Great piece in by , , , . Youth engagement needs more support to combat the major health burdens on young people. Alongside , , & we will continue to advance the agenda
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FIA Foundation Aug 12
Today is ’s 👫🌍! Road traffic injury is the leading health burden of young people globally. Traffic injuries can cost youth their education and deny them opportunities. Let’s help young people access education safely➡️
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FIA Foundation Aug 12
"The child could lose days out of school while they recover & could lose their life for something that's totally avoidable." First Lady discusses the burden of road traffic injury on children's . Let's act on ➡️
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Child Health GI Aug 12
"Everyone deserves to develop their true potential and that is the ultimate case for investing in young people." Today is 's International 👫🌎! Young leader & Founder of highlights the importance of investing in the future, our youth
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Child Health GI Aug 12
Today is 👫🌏! Every child deserves a safe and healthy journey to school to fulfil their potential. We’re calling for an Adolescent Summit to tackle the leading killers of youth worldwide, including road traffic injury. Join us➡️
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