Danneel Park New Orleans, LA
Julie Quinn, Senator
Marshall Page and Murray Nelson
Friends of Danneel Park
June 2007
National Safe Kids Campaign Statistics on Playground Injuries
• Playground injuries are the leading cause of injury to children ages 5 to 14 in schools.
• One-third of playground equipment-related deaths occur on public playgrounds.
• 75% of playground equipment-related injuries occur on public playgrounds.
National Safe Kids Campaign
Statistics on Playground Injuries
• 56% of the deaths result from strangulation resulting from entanglement.
• 70% of playground equipment-related injuries involve falls to the surface.
• 40% of playground injuries occur during the months of May, June, and September.
St. Charles Avenue
District 98
Main Entrance #1 from St. Charles Ave.Main Entrance #1 from St. Charles Ave.
Entrance #2 from St. Charles Ave.
(Octavia St. Side)
The Gate
St. Charles Avenue
Not to Code
This playground is seen by thousands of tourists every year as they tour St. Charles Avenue…Does Danneel Park fairly represent our city’s commitment
to our children?
Katrina
Damage
St. Charles Avenue
Octavia Street
Unsafe Swing
Metal Slides Gets Extremely Hot and Burns Children’s Legs on Sunny Days
The Cement Under the Swings
The Area Where the Shelter Use to Be
Clear Opening onto Octavia Street
The Protective Covering for the 1-3 Year Old Play Area
Bench #1
Bench #2
Leaks Constantly
New Orleans (Spring 2002) Playground Survey
• The survey done by the U.S. PIRG and the Consumer Federation of America showed hazardous conditions in all 18 of the New Orleans parks surveyed.
• These results were compared to 1,037 playgrounds surveyed nationally.
TOPIC
18 N.O. Playgrounds
1037 National Playgrounds
Lacks Protective Surface 61% 75%
Inadequate Fall Zone (climbers and slides)
33% 28%
Inadequate Fall Zone (swings) 50% 30%
Chipping or peeling paint 78% 46%
Swings Attached to Other Equipment
25% 6%
Spacing between Swings Less than 24 Inches
33% 14%
In New Orleans, The Survey Found
• 60% of the playgrounds studied lacked protective surfacing under play areas.
• Half of the playgrounds surveyed didn't have large enough fall areas for children on swings.
• Paint on swings, park benches and slides is peeling in more than 78% of the parks surveyed -- meaning children could be exposed to arsenic and other toxins if lead-based paints were used.
Think of What We Can Do!
Cushioned Pavement – No Maintenance
Rebuilding for a Stronger New Orleans
Starts with Our Children
Sources
• http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/ciplaws.htm• http://www.uni.edu/playground/• http://www.ulm.edu/kinesiology/Spr2004playgrou
nd.html• “Unsafe play spots threaten children N.O.'s
aging parks especially hazardous” Times - Picayune - New Orleans, La. Sarah M. Broom, June 21, 2002.
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