1. CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY From the Infant Seat to the Driver’s Seat!
September 28, 2017
Daphne Greenlee
Manager, Injury Prevention Center
Coordinator, Safe Kids Springfield

3. Objectives of presentation:
Define CPS
Describe CPS efforts in SW MO
Identify who it reaches
Share how people are reached
Disclose CPS Resources

4. My definition of Child Passenger Safety:
the field of providing the best proven education to caregivers for the safe transport of children

5. How is that Accomplished?

6. What CPS is NOT!

7. NSC Report Concerns Distracted driving Seatbelts CPS Speeding
Teen drivers
Vulnerable roadway users

8. Parts of the Mercy CPS Program
Safe Kids Springfield lead agency
Weekly appointments for car seat checks
Quarterly CPS events
Parent education programs
Elem, JH & HS education programs/assemblies
Court-appointed programs
Driving lessons
Community events
Social media
Involved in partner programs

9. Who is Reached?
Expectant parents/grandparents, Caregivers, Educators, Preschool-high school students

10. Where Are They Reached? OB’s/Pediatrician’s/Family Doctor’s offices
Head Starts/Preschools/ Daycares
Schools
Churches
Health Departments/WIC
MOMs/MOPs Clubs
Community Events
Grocery stores
Businesses/car dealers & repair
Social media

11. Stages of CPS Rear-facing seat Forward-facing seat Booster seat
Seat belt
Driver’s seat

12. Law or Best Practice? Missouri’s law: minimum for parents to follow
Best practice: gold standard for optimal protection for child

13. Area of Expertise
 Carseats reduce the risk of death by 71% for infants

14. Area of Concern

15. Missing Piece of Puzzle

16. Needs Work

17. The Forgotten Age
Back seat
Out of booster
Not ready for front seat

18. The Scary Age!

19. How to Sell It to Teens & Parents
Contests/competitions
Prizes/incentives
Peer pressure
Student-led
It Only Takes One Campaign/Safe & Sober/ThinkFirst/First Impact
Hit parents in the pocketbook—INSURANCE!

20. Educating without being the educator
Share resources with clients/community
Use trustworthy resources
It’s not about YOUR organization
Use social media (Share, Retweet, etc.)

22. Reliable Resources Office of Highway Safety, MoDOT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Safe Kids Worldwide
National Child Passenger Safety Board
American Academy of Pediatrics
Save Mo Lives
ThinkFirst

23. Parent’s don’t know what they don’t know!

25. Contact Info
Daphne Greenlee, Manager
Mercy Injury Prevention Center
Coordinator, Safe Kids Springfield
1570 W. Battlefield, Suite 110
Springfield, MO 65807