“Prevent brain and spinal cord injury through education aimed at healthy behaviors in children and youth…prevention is the only cure,” Think First Foundation of Canada.Recognizing the fact that children and teens are at high risk of many preventable injuries including from motor vehicle accidents, falls, sports and exercise in Jordan, RHAS adopted the ThinkFirst injury prevention program developed in Canada and the USA to educate children between the ages of 4 to 16 on injury safety issues.

The program adopts educational material and techniques that educate youth about personal vulnerability and risk taking, encouraging safer behavior and practices. It also develops students’ knowledge and skills in problem solving, critical thinking and analysis to help them make safe decisions.

ThinkFirst is a very interactive program that combines community resources, technology, arts and direct experience covering the following topics:

1. Brain and spinal cord injury prevention
2. Vehicular and pedestrian safety
3. Choking & suffocation hazards
4. Safety around weapons
5. .Environment safety

The curriculum is to be translated and localized to meet the social and cultural needs of kids and teens in Jordan. The program will be implemented in cooperation with Palestine Hospital to tailor the Think First International into a Think First Jordan initiative to be included in school curriculums for grades KG-8.

The long term impact is expected to be the practice of safer behavior that will help prevent injuries in society.