SmartStart: Multilingual Injury Prevention Training

Provided by: Canadian Red Cross Society - BC Lower Mainland Region

Service Description

Aims to address the injury prevention needs of vulnerable newcomers or immigrant communities. Program branches into two workshops: Community Access to First Aid, which focuses on injury prevention tips, basic first aid skills, and knowledge of access to medical services; and Personal Disaster Preparedness, which emphasizes home preparedness, disaster evacuation plans and procedures, and the preparation of survival supply kits. Training is available at no cost in Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Vietnamese, and ESL format.

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