Adopt a Helmet! After All, June is Brain Injury Awareness Month ...

June is National Brain Injury Awareness Month.

The Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, posted a message on the Brain Injury Association of Canada?s Website, stating,

?I encourage all Canadians to learn about the causes, effects and means of preventing brain injuries, and to offer their support to survivors and family members whose courage is truly inspiring. ?

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Each June, BIAPH participates in Helmets on Kids-Peel, a venture of the Brain Injury Association of Peel and Halton, the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Peel Children?s Safety Village, Peel Regional Police, Peel Public Health and Peel District School Board. The kick off event and safety assemblies are held every June to coincide with Brain Injury Awareness Month. This safety initiative raises funds to purchase helmets to donate to schools in the Peel-Halton region. The goal of the project is to donate bicycle helmets and to promote education and awareness on proper bicycle helmet use. The HOK Project has been extended to include Halton.

This June, Ottawa Public Health has launched an Adopt a Helmet campaign to increase helmet use. They have created a mockumentary on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/adoptahelmet. The Adopt a Helmet campaign portrays helmets as if they were pets available for adoption.

Did you know that for youth aged 10-19, the top sports and recreation injuries requiring an emergency room visit are from cycling, hockey, skiing and snowboarding?

Wearing a properly fitted helmet for recreational sports can reduce the chance of brain injury by 85 per cent.

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