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No Regrets NewsletterFebruary 2012 
In This Issue
SMARTRISK to Merge with Three National Injury Prevention Organizations
Speaking Up About Risk Management
Winter Progress Report
Q&A With SMARTRISK's Placement Student
Quick Link of the Month
Texting While Walking by Casey Neistat
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SMARTRISK to Merge with Three National Injury Prevention Organizations 

SMARTRISK is excited to announce that we will be joining with Safe Communities Canada, Safe Kids Canada and ThinkFirst Canada to establish a new national injury prevention organization. Click here for details on this exciting announcement in a letter from SMARTRISK President and CEO, Dr. Philip Groff. 
 
 

 

Speaking Up About Risk Management 

 

 

 

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where a friend doesn't take the proper safety precautions and you're unsure of how to deal with it? Do you tell them to put their seatbelt on before going for a drive? Or do you tell yourself, "They're a big kid and they can make their own decisions?" For some of us, the answer might seem simple: tell them to Buckle Up. But for others, the idea of telling friends what to do might seem bossy or arrogant.

 

Jessica Hill, a Grade 12 student at Vanier Collegiate in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan says, "I think the main reason [that people don't speak up to their friends] is that young people don't want to seem like they're looking down on others and being judgmental. It's much easier to just go with it and take safe risks ourselves."

 

Why do we care so much what others think? Wouldn't you rather your friend survive in the unfortunate event of a car crash? My challenge to you is this: next time you're feeling hesitant about speaking up to a friend about a necessary safety precaution, just do it. It may help you to live your life with no regrets. 

 

-Katie Cotter, YAT Member

  
 Winter Progress Report
 

It's time again for all of our No Regrets schools to complete the Winter Progress Report. Any student leader or staff adviser can complete the online survey, which should take approximately 10 minutes to fill out. We greatly appreciate the time you put into completing it, and use your feedback to guide future program design and delivery.

 

The deadline for completing the Winter Report is Friday, March 9th. 

 

Click here to complete the report! 

 

 

 

 

Q&A with SMARTRISK's
Placement Student  

 

Q - Name?

A - Lakshmi Sindhoora Madamanchi

 

Q - Current position at SMARTRISK?

A - I'm a placement student from Centennial College's Workplace Wellness and Health Promotion postgraduate certificate program. Most of the work that I've been doing at SMARTRISK so far has been with the No Regrets and No Regrets Live programs.

 

 

Q - What were you doing before you came to SMARTRISK?

A - Before attending Centennial and starting at SMARTRISK I lived in India, where I attended Nizam's Instituite of Medical Sciences. I graduated with a Bachelors degree in Nursing and worked in a variety of settings as a nurse before coming to Canada.

 

Q - What has been your most memorable moment so far as a placement student?

A - Recently, Ned Levitt, Chair of SMARTRISK's Board of Directors and a No Regrets Live presenter, came to the SMARTRISK office and spoke to us about his experience as a father who lost his daughter Stacey to a preventable injury. Stacey was only 18 when she went out for a jog one evening with her headphones in and was hit by a car as she stepped off the curb at a red light in a busy intersection. After watching his presentation I realized how much pain a parent would suffer due to the death of a child. It was a very moving experience, and one that I will never forget.  

 

Q - What's your favourite sport or risk taking activity?

A - I love to play volleyball and cricket - while following the 5 key messages of course!