Presented by Dawn Mayer Child Passenger Safety Program Director Shelley Aabrekke RN Child Passenger Safety Technician Proxy Objectives Describe best practices regarding child passenger safety ID: 1018570
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1. What’s New in the Passenger Safety ProgramPresented by Dawn Mayer, Child Passenger Safety Program DirectorShelley Aabrekke, RN, Child Passenger Safety Technician Proxy
2. Objectives: Describe best practices regarding child passenger safety.Discover the advantages of having a Child Passenger Technician in your office.Discuss how to integrate passenger safety into the public health workday.Explain the importance of Teen Impact
3. Child Passenger Safety Best PracticesRear-Facing (infant and convertible)Forward-Facing (harnessed seats)Boosters (belt positioning)Seat Belt
4. North Dakota Child Passenger Safety LawChildren younger than 8 years / restraint must be used correctly A correctly-used seat belt may be substituted if at least 4’9” tall under 8 yrChildren ages 8 through 17 must be properly secured in a seat belt or child restraint Children younger than 18 must be restrained in all locations of vehicleThe penalty is $25 and one point against the driver.
5. National Child Passenger Safety Certification TrainingNHTSA - National Certification Training offered in every state. 3-4 day - fairly intense trainingCertification is good for two yearsRecertification6 CEUs2 hours community service6 approved installations by instructor or cps tech proxyFee
6. North Dakota Certified Car Seat Technicians 2018BurleighOliverDunnSlopeBowmanGolden ValleyStarkAdamsSiouxMortonMountrailWilliamsMcKenzieDivideBurkeMcHenryMcLeanRenvilleBottineauDickeyEmmonsMcIntoshStutsmanLoganLa MoureSargentRichlandBarnesCassRamseyEddyWellsSheridanFosterRoletteBensonTownerSteeleGriggsTraillGrand ForksCavalierWalshPembinaHettingerRansomKidderNelsonPierceWardBillingsMercerGrantNumber of Technicians12-56-1011-2021+8310104368331052333 New TownWillistonMapletonMinotWatford CityWiltonRugbyDickinsonBeulahDraytonBismarckMandanJamestownValley CityWest FargoFargoWahpetonGrand ForksLarimoreGraftonDevils LakeCarsonEllendaleAshleyWalcottCarringtonCandoFessendenLintonHettingerBeachMayvilleNew RockfordFort YatesSteeleLisbonBelcourtRollaMinnewauken33GlenburnFt. TottenHazenStanleyBowbells2Finley3RugbyCavalier254Forman 3323November 201842Hillboro15Park RiverArthurGF AFBLincolnRiverdaleNew LeipzigTrentonN=271Belfield22CooperstownCrosbyBottineauBosmanDouglas2GarrisonLamourMedora22Mohall2Sherwood2Surrey
7. North Dakota Department of Health2018 Car Seat Checkup Participants
8. Why certify?Distribution ProgramOffer car seat assistance (via best practice) to your clientsBe a community resourceHealth Fairs/Presentations/car seat checkups
9. How to integrate Passenger Safety into the public health workday.
10. Interaction with familiesHead lice checkHealth tracks screeningImmunizationsNewborn home visitsPreschool screenings
11. Working with agenciesWICNDSU Extension officeSocial ServicesGoing into the school for another task and do a presentation to a few classes at a time.
12. Common source of reliable informationWork with other safety programsFamilies know who we areEvery county has a public health officeNurses are already educators on a variety of informationYou don’t want to give out incorrect information.
13. Impact Teen
14. What is the leading cause of death for American teens? Automobile collisions
15. What is Impact Teen? Impact Teen Drivers is a non profit organization dedicated to changing the statistic that is 100% preventable crisis of death to teens due to reckless and distracted driving.
16. One day training for first responders, educators and health professionals interested in helping to curb this public health problem. Evaluated and evidence based program is provided to the trainers as well as materials and campaigns to reach teens, younger audiences, parents and community members about the issue of distracted and reckless driving. NDDOH has contracted with NDSU to do the trainings across North DakotaStipend if your work will not pay for you to do these presentations.
17. Training person is Diane Hahn at the NDSU Center for 4-HEmail - diane.f.hahn@ndsu.edu and phone number is 701-231-9601.
18. Resources: ndhealth.gov LRDHU.com NHTSA.gov visionzero.nd.gov Impactteendrivers.org