Bite Prevention Promotion

Start Preparations Early!

Ask:

• • Your City Council or County Commissioners to issue a Proclamation declaring (insert date), as Bite Prevention Week in your community
  • The utility companies to include flyers in their bills
  • The banks to include flyers in their monthly statements
  • Your librarian to distribute bookmarks.
  • Your local television news show to run a feature story
  • School nurses to hold mini-classes on bite prevention
  • Your County Commissioners or City Council to review the community’s leash and dangerous dog laws
  • For a billboard to be donated
• Co-sponsor an event with your local:
  • Veterinary medical association
  • Post office
  • Utility company
  • Emergency Medical Services
• Place:
  • Articles in your agency's newsletter
  • Posters and flyers in veterinary offices
  • A booth at the mall
• Schedule presentations at:
  • Schools, daycare centers
  • Summer camps (boy/girl scouts, church, YMCA)
  • Library programs
  • Mother's Day Out programs
  • Zoos
  • FFA meetings
  • Adult civic group meetings
  • Safety meetings of postal carriers, meter readers, pizza delivery persons
  • Progressive Farmer Safety Camps - Progressive Farmer Magazine sponsors Safety Camps that teach children how to avoid injuries in rural and agricultural settings
• Be Creative
  • Send a Letter to the Editor
  • Have an open house at your facility
  • Tell teachers how to order bite prevention materials and videos