Atrium Medical Center Receives $50,000 Grant for Traffic Safety
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (September 14, 2020) – Atrium Medical Center’s Level III Trauma Center today announced the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) awarded $50,000 in federal funding to Atrium, which manages a traffic safety program in collaboration with other community partners.
The funding is for the federal fiscal year 2021.
This is the 11th consecutive year Atrium has received the grant, which will continue to fund the hospital’s traffic safety initiative known as Warren County Safe Communities Coalition. The coalition focuses on motor vehicle and traffic safety awareness initiatives. In addition to Atrium Medical Center, coalition members include Warren County law enforcement agencies, local government agencies, Warren County Career Center and Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Warren County Safe Communities will continue to partner with key community members to increase the county’s traffic safety awareness by offering outreach campaigns and educational opportunities throughout the year.
“We are committed to working with our safety partners to raise awareness about traffic safety concerns in Warren County with the goal of preventing injuries from traffic crashes,” said Ann Brock, trauma outreach coordinator for Atrium Medical Center and coordinator for Warren County Safe Communities Coalition.
The Ohio Traffic Safety Office administers funding statewide that it receives from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to support the efforts of safety partners. Priority areas that are focused on include seatbelt use, impaired driving, motorcycle safety and youth drivers.
Competitive grant proposals are accepted and reviewed by the state traffic safety division. The competitive process solicited proposals from state agencies, nonprofit organizations, colleges, universities, hospitals, political subdivisions and other interested groups within selected Ohio counties and jurisdictions based upon the number of fatal crashes.
For more information about OTSO and statewide efforts to improve safety on Ohio’s roadways, visit https://ohiohighwaysafetyoffice.ohio.gov
Follow Warren County Safe Communities Coalition at www.facebook.com/WarrenCountySafeCommunitiesCoalition
