allstate foundation

October 26, 2020

Motor vehicle deaths increase despite fewer cars on the road during COVID-19

Despite a decrease in the volume of cars on the road during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that driving patterns and behaviors were riskier, leading to an increase in accident-related fatalities since April 2020.

By Jessica Pasley

January 23, 2020

Children’s Hospital, Allstate team to enhance teen driver safety

The Allstate Foundation along with the Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are working to increase awareness among young drivers about the dangers of distracted driving through the “Be in the Zone — Turn Off Your Phone” campaign.

By Jessica Pasley

From left are Purnima Unni, MPH, Allstate’s Andrea Richard, Vivian Mink and Allison May, Harold Lovvorn III, MD, and Eppiphanie Benton.

February 21, 2019

Allstate grant bolsters Children’s Hospital teen driver safety efforts

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt kicked off its yearlong campaign to empower teens to “Be in the Zone — Turn off Your Phone” during the first of three hospital-focused seminars.

By Jessica Pasley

January 21, 2016

Allstate support

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will expand its teen motor vehicle safety program, “Be in the Zone — Turn off Your Phone,” with the help of a $60,000 award from the Allstate Foundation.

By VUMC News and Communications

October 21, 2015