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Lindsay HansenProgram Manager - Recreational Safety
Lindsay is the Recreational Safety Program Manager at Safe Kids Worldwide, where she provides leadership, expertise and management of Safe Kids’ national educational initiatives on youth sports injury prevention. The Youth Sports Safety Program aims to keep kids active, healthy and safe while playing the sports they love. The program consists of sports injury prevention clinics, conducted by our U.S. coalitions across the country, where youth coaches, parents and athletes are provided with information and tools on acute and overuse injury prevention, proper hydration habits, annual physical screenings and concussion prevention, recognition and responses. Lindsay has also had experience in past programs and efforts such as Safe Kids Buckle Up, Safe Kids Week and the open water safety program Kids Don’t Float. She is a risk-area expert on recreational and sports safety as well as bicycle safety. She is responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of recreational programs executed throughout the Safe Kids Worldwide network of more than 600 coalitions and chapters nationwide. Lindsay holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of North Carolina Pembroke, where she worked on community-based projects that aimed to improve childhood health and reduce obesity. She obtained her master’s degree in public health, specializing in communications and marketing, at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Blog: How to Make the Last Winter Hurrah Fun and SafePosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Feb 07, 2013 12:00 AM CST Keywords: Education
Blog: Kicking and Screaming That Sports are Fun, Healthy and Safe for Our Kids.Posted by: Lindsay Hansen at Apr 24, 2012 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education
Blog: It's Playtime!Posted by: Lindsay Hansen at Apr 23, 2012 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education
Blog: Watch, Learn, Take ActionPosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Jan 27, 2012 12:00 AM CST Keywords: Education
Blog: Winter Sports SafetyPosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Jan 17, 2012 12:00 AM CST Keywords: Education
Blog: Amusement Parks: When We Have to Be AdultsPosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Aug 19, 2011 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education
Blog: Back to School, Back to SportsPosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Aug 04, 2011 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education
Blog: Bike Safety MonthPosted by: Lindsay Hansen at May 10, 2011 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education
Blog: Remembering My Childhood PlaygroundPosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Apr 27, 2011 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education
Blog: Sports Injuries Rank Among Top Reasons For Hospital Visits In The Trident Area Of South CarolinaPosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Apr 21, 2011 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education
Blog: How Sports Safety Benefits Our CommunityPosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Apr 19, 2011 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education
Blog: The Wrath of Winter…Staying Safe this SeasonPosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Jan 11, 2011 12:00 AM CST Keywords: Education, Parents, Safety Tips  The winter season is certainly upon us, and as we all know, when the air gets colder and the snow starts falling, kids head outside to the great outdoors to ski, snowboard, sled, snowmobile and ice skate. While these winter activities provide hours of fun for our children, they also pose risks for injury.
Blog Post by Our Recreational Safety Program Manager: Keeping Kids Injury Free on the Field: Safe Kids Tackles the ChallengePosted by: Lindsay Hansen at Oct 21, 2010 12:00 AM CDT Keywords: Education, Parents, Safety Tips
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It seems like February is the month when the winter season makes its one last “hurrah,” giving us all one more chance to get out that sled, pair of ice skates, skis or snowshoes and just be a kid again.
My job is a pretty good one. When I’m asked what I do at Safe Kids, I usually distill my answer to three things: make sure kids have fun, stay active and are free from injury. Not a bad 9-5, right? Practically speaking, much of my time is spent on the third item, keeping kids safe while at play. 
This past week, I was fortunate enough to attend a prescreening by CNN's Dr.Sanjay Gupta. The film, "Big Hits, Broken Dreams," casts a spotlight on a critical issue in youth sports today—concussions. The CNN documentary airs this Sunday night, January 29th at 8:00 p.m. ET
Hot chocolate, sledding, snowmen, icicles, snowball fights—oh, to be a kid again!
If we as adults harnessed just a fraction of the sheer anticipation, enthusiasm, and delight that children have for the winter season, winter would come and go much more quickly, for us adults. .
Oh, to be a kid again…waking up on the morning you know you’re spending the whole day at an amusement park. I remember wanting to do everything, as soon as I arrived. 
Is summer over already? Not quite but as I walk through my local chain store with its back-to-school ads and sale items, I could think the first day of school is, well, tomorrow. 
May is well underway and so is National Bike Safety Month, which means you’re probably already geared up for the riding season, right? Make sure your commitment to being a safe bicyclist is tuned-up as well.
In Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties, sports and recreation injuries are sending more children between the ages of 5 and 14 to the hospital than motor vehicle collisions. 
Local sports are an integral part of the Muskegon, MI community where I live. Sixty percent of our 44,390 youth (ages 5-17) are involved with school sports teams, or recreational sports teams. 
Here at Safe Kids, we inspect your child's car seat, we check your home's smoke alarms, and we remind you to always keep your eyes on your child around water, and now, we're showing you how to keep your kids active, healthy and injury free while playing the sports they love. 
