Playground safety and injury prevention represent a multidisciplinary arena that integrates public health, engineering, and inclusive design principles to reduce both the frequency and severity of ...

When it comes to keeping your kids safe while playing outside, playground safety is an important topic. Ensuring playground safety not only prevents injuries but also ensures your children can stay ...

NEW YORK -- A New York City watchdog agency says the Parks Department needs to make playground safety a higher priority. A new report found the city paid out more than $20 million in hundreds of ...

Serious playground accidents are more common than you may think. Every year more than 200,000 kids go to the emergency room for a playground accident. On average, 15 children die from playground ...

Summer is a great time for kids to play outside, which means many kids spend a lot of time on playgrounds. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) collects valuable data that provides ...

Metro playgrounds are kept to national safety standards and are regularly inspected, school and parks officials say. The issue of playground safety was raised last week after a third-grader took a ...

The kids are out of school so you may be thinking of taking them to the park, but the Winston Salem Fire Department said to think twice before heading out the door.What can start out as a fun day at ...

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NEWBURYPORT — Parks Manager Michael Hennessey has become a certified playground safety inspector through the National Recreation and Park Association, Mayor Sean Reardon announced earlier this week.

Following the death last week of a 2-year-old girl with autism near a playground in Edina, disability advocates in the metro area are sharing safety solutions that they say may have prevented the ...