What is the CHASE Teach-Out?

The CHASE Teach-Out is a comprehensive online course focused on preventing child injuries in the home. It provides structured guidance on identifying common household hazards and understanding practical strategies to reduce risk.

The course combines educational videos, visual demonstrations, and practical materials across multiple injury prevention domains.

Who should take this course?

The CHASE Teach-Out is designed for anyone interested in preventing child home injuries, including: Healthy Homes and housing professionals; maternal-child health and home visiting staff; public health professionals; childcare providers; and parents and caregivers. The course is accessible to both professionals and individuals seeking to improve home safety.

Do I need technical or housing experience to take this course?

No. The course explains injury risks and prevention strategies in clear, practical terms. Participants are encouraged to apply what they learn within their own role, authority, and experience level.

What topics does the course cover?

The CHASE Teach-Out addresses major child home injury risk areas, including carbon monoxide safety, fire safety and escape planning, falls prevention, window safety, electrical safety, scald prevention, poison storage, strangulation hazards, and stair gate safety.

Each module explains why the hazard matters and how risk can be reduced.

Is this course only for people who conduct home inspections?

No. While the framework was originally developed for home-based assessment programs, the course is modular and adaptable. Participants can use it for education, professional development, structured screening conversations, or personal home safety planning.

Does this course require me to perform home repairs?

No. The course explains when professional repair may be necessary and when simple environmental changes can reduce risk. Participants should always act within their own role and authority.

Can I use only certain parts of the course?

Yes. The CHASE Teach-Out is modular. Individuals and organizations may complete the full curriculum or focus on specific injury domains most relevant to their needs.

How is this course different from other child safety resources?

Many child injury prevention materials address individual hazards. CHASE provides a structured, comprehensive framework that ensures all major home injury risks are considered.

It is designed to be both practical and systematic.

Is this course appropriate for parents and caregivers?

Yes. Parents and caregivers can use CHASE to conduct a structured review of their own home and identify opportunities to reduce injury risk.

The course does not replace professional inspections but supports informed safety planning.

What is the overall goal of the CHASE Teach-Out?

The goal is to provide a clear, comprehensive foundation for understanding and preventing child injuries in the home. Whether used for professional training or personal safety planning, CHASE supports safer home environments for children.

Is the CHASE framework evidence-informed?

Yes. The CHASE assessment tool was developed and evaluated within Healthy Homes programs.

In one study, CHASE was significantly more likely than HUD’s Housing Quality Standards (HQS) tool to detect injury hazards in the homes of injured children. It also uniquely assessed child-specific risks that are not consistently addressed in traditional housing inspection tools, such as furniture tipping and unsafe medication storage.

A longitudinal study of 300 households in Baltimore further examined how CHASE functioned in practice, including its feasibility, acceptability, and sustainability from the perspectives of both assessors and participating families.

This Teach-Out translates the CHASE tool into an accessible training course designed to support safer home environments for children.