title: Police as contributors to Healthy Communities: Aiken, South Carolina.
abstract: In Aiken, South Carolina, community policing has led to numerous innovative programs that have contributed to a healthy community. The MOMS and COPS (Managing Our Maternity System with Community Oriented Policing System) program has played a significant part in the county's 50% decrease in infant mortality since 1989 and contributed to Aiken's designation as an All-America City in 1997. Other programs include a mentoring program for at-risk teen girls; instant crime reporting with donated cellular phones; seminars for seniors to alert them to scams and common crimes; demolition of unsafe homes; free installation of smoke detectors; a child ID program; and parental education on child brain development.
authors.affiliation: Aiken, South Carolina, Department of Public Safety, USA. pfrommer@aiken.net
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frommer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papouchado
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002958:City Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D009035:Mothers; D017008:Negotiating; D016495:Police / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology