Child Safety Link

Did you know? Preventable injury kills more Canadian children than any disease, and more youth than all other causes combined. On July 6, 2026, landmarks across Canada will be lit up in Parachute green to support ! For more info visit parachute.ca/cipd

Thanks to the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield for your commitment to injury prevention and sharing our bike safety video with your community :)

Child Safety Link is proud to share that our very own Health Promoter Katherine Hutka has been awarded a Patient Safety Champion Award from IWK Health for her valuable work in child passenger safety! Katherine has worked with Child Safety Link since 2014 and since that time, she has become a leader in child passenger safety across the region and country. She advocates not only for families, but also for improved legislation, funding for safe equipment and increased education. Congratulations Katherine for this well-deserved accomplishment and recognition! :)

Congratulations to Katherine Hutka on receiving the Patient Safety Champion Award. The award recognizes an IWK Health staff member or physician who consistently works to make care safer for patients and families. It highlights those who notice what could be improved, take action to reduce preventable harm, and help others do the same.

Katherine is a health promotion specialist within Child Safety Link whose focus is child passenger safety. She has worked with Child Safety Link since 2014 and since that time, she has become a leader in child passenger safety across the country. She advocates not only for families, but also for improved legislation, funding for safe equipment and increased education.

Katherine is a true leader in the area of child passenger safety, and she has elevated the IWK’s reputation in the area too. IWK is the only medical institution in Canada that offers Safe Travel for All Children program training in adaptive transportation safety. Since 2019, Katherine has trained 78 health care providers in the program from across Canada.

Katherine also trains and consults within the IWK constantly and has presented at conferences and events across North America. In recent years, she presented at the Kidz in Motion international conference held Oklahoma and she currently serves as the president of the Child Passenger Safety Association of Canada. She is a true champion of safety both within the IWK and beyond.

IWK Health recently recognized and celebrated the outstanding contributions of IWK colleagues with All Stars awards. Congratulations to the nominees and recipients and thank you for all you’ve done. We wish you continued enjoyment and success in your work!