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It has been said – in one way or another – that walking brings joy, whatever the weather. Such could be said about our Walk to School Day this year with Liberty City Elementary, which – in a twist deviating from our usual perimeter walk – was held indoors, after a massive rainstorm doused the […]

In two weeks, we will be gleefully lost in a sea of hundreds of screaming students, joyous to be part of Walk to School Day – or perhaps happy just to be goofing off before class. We were kids ourselves once. While some of our youngest participants may not grasp what the hubbub will be […]

The 2015 Statewide Poster Contest Winners were recognized at the recent Miami-Dade County School Board meeting. The three grand prize winners showed off their artwork showcasing their knowledge on pedestrian safety. A component of the University of Miami WalkSafe Program is its educational curriculum focused on pedestrian safety. As part of the three day curriculum, […]

WalkSafe (an evidence-based pediatric pedestrian injury prevention program) was developed at the KiDZ Neuroscience Center at the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine as a countermeasure to the high number of children injured as pedestrians.  Each year the WalkSafe program selects one school to host our Annual Walk to School Day Event.  This year […]

Our latest article about the benefits of your child walking to school has been published in the Miami Herald. View the article at: https://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article30427077.html

The article below was extracted from the Winter 2014 WalkStreet Journal newsletter. To read more articles like this, subscribe to our quarterly newsletter. Walk to School Day is a nationally and internationally celebrated yearly event held every October, where schools, teachers, and parents gather together to spread the importance of walking safely – not just to school, […]

Walk to School Day is a nationally and worldwide celebrated event bringing schools, community partners and leaders together to raise awareness about the health benefits of walking to and from school. This year, the University of Miami WalkSafe Program and Hibiscus Elementary cordially invite you to join the celebration and raise awareness about pedestrian safety […]

WalkSafe recently released the findings of a six-year study, measuring our effectiveness statewide. Carly Stafford – a Colorado College student double majoring in Neuroscience and classics compiled the six-year data as a NIH Neurotrauma Summer Research Intern with us. Her summer research study sought to compare pediatric pedestrian injury and fatality rates over a six […]