• Increase public understanding of the problem of workplace safety and violence.
• ​Improve data collection and analysis of workplace safety perceptions and events to assess and mitigate risk.
• Gain legislative traction to support health care worker safety.
• Provide training opportunities for hospital staff.  
• Build a culture of nonviolence within the health care workplace. ​​

Anticipated future activities include:

• Improving safety event reporting and tracking.
• Building peer-to-peer support infrastructure.
• Situational monitoring and awareness training.
  

​​If you have questions or need assistance with any pieces of the Safe and Sound Toolkit, please contact Laurie Gerdt, Quality and Patient Safety Advisor and Safe and Sound project lead, or Casey Hutchens, Patient Safety Project Coordinator.

​Safe & Sound Communication Toolkit

Please find the assets below and use them ​​to support your hospital by sharing this workplace safety initiative.​ These free tools were designed especially for hospitals, medical centers, and others who serve and support health care needs of the public. Use these tools to enhance your internal and external communication efforts to promote safety in the hospital workplace.

​​Utilize social media to promote the Safe & Sound messaging with the public and reinforce messages with staff.​​

Download social media images & additional assets ​^NEW CONTENT​
View and download social media​​ messaging ^NEW CONTENT​

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Download posters and banners to print.

*Please do not modify images except to add your organization's logo.  IHA restricts the use of these materials to its members only. The online print store is now closed.

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View and download additional resources to help educate and train your hospital team.

​Staff Resources Document ​​​
​Science-Based Strategies to Promote Clinician Well-Being and Patient Safety​ Infographic  
The Midwest Chapter of ACHE Podcast: Achieving a Culture of Zero Violence in Healthcare, through Trust, Training & Technology with Brian Uridge    ​
"Take a Stand" Safe & Sound Infographic​ Poster
​Resources for Improving Clinician Well-Being - National Academy of Medicine  ^{NEW CONTENT​}​​​​

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Watch recordings of the quarterly webinar series below to learn more.

 Volume 1: Hospitals Against Violence - Framework for Hospital & Health System Leadership, Rec date: ​ April 27, 2023 
Volume 2: Hospitals Against Violence - Hospital Security Best Practice & Strategies, Rec date: July 13, 2023
Volume 3: Hospitals Against Violence - The Impact of Peer Response Team Interventions on the Health  Care Workforce, Rec date: Oct. 19, 2023 ^{NEW CONTENT​}​​​​

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Read current legislative initiatives concerning hospital workplace violence.