ThinkFirst

The ThinkFirst program at SIU Medicine seeks to prevent and raise awareness about brain and spinal cord injuries. We educate kids, teens and adults about important topics like impaired or distracted driving, child passenger safety and helmet use.

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SIU Medicine is proud to offer our unique ThinkFirst programs to community members throughout central and southern Illinois. These award-winning programs are intended to prevent brain and spinal cord injuries among kids, teens and adults, especially those caused by motor vehicle accidents.

Our services and programs include ThinkFirst for Teens, ThinkFirst for Kids, Victim Impact Panels for DUI Offenders, child passenger safety seat education, seat belt and distracted driving education, bike helmet fittings and crash reenactments.

ThinkFirst programs are free of charge thanks to a federal grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Car seat safety 2023

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Mt. Zion High School students to experience crash reenactment

Mount Zion High School students will experience a crash reenactment on Friday, April 26, at Braves Parkway, east of the school. SIU’s ThinkFirst injury prevention program is coordinating and presenting the event.
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Keeping Communities Safe

The ThinkFirst chapter at SIU School of Medicine was awarded the ThinkFirst Chapter of the Year Award at the Annual National ThinkFirst Conference this summer.
Crash reenactment

Havana HS students to witness crash reenactment

Havana High School students will experience a crash reenactment on Friday, September 15. ThinkFirst, SIU Medicine’s injury prevention program, will assist in planning and presenting the event.

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