Child Passenger Safety Dashboard of Resources
Links
- AAP Car Seat Guide
- Booster Seat Ratings
- Safe Kids Worldwide
- Idaho Highway Safety Coalition
- Idaho Department of Transportation
- Child Passenger Safety
- Recall List
Newsletters
- Highway Safety News—January 2010
Calendar, Highway Safety Grants, Buckle Up & Save Money, Safety Restraint Use in Idaho, Lives Saved FAQ, Aggressive Driving, 2010 Highway Safety Summit, Young Driver Research Initiative, and more! (pdf) - Highway Safety News—November 2009
Calendar, Idaho's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Workshop, Seat Belt Talking Points, MADD Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, State Booster Seat Use Requirements, and more! (pdf) - SafeRide News (website)
Articles & Resources
- Effectiveness of Belt Positioning Booster Seats: An Updated Assessment (pdf)
- Booster Seat Effectiveness Release (pdf)
- State by State Booster Seat Usage Requirements
- 2007 Trauma Report (pdf)
- WHALE
Child Identification Program (pdf) - Highway Safety News
Safety Calendar
2010 |
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| April 11-13 | Lifesavers 2010 Philidalphia, PA Keynote: U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Click here for details >> |
| Apr 28 | FREE Highway Safety Summit The Grove Hotel, Boise, Idaho Contact: Vicki Flume (208) 288-029 vicki@meetingsystems.com Click here to Register >> |
| May 14 | CPST Update/CEU Class St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center Contact: Alissa McKinley (208) 381-3033 mckinlea@slrmc.org |
| Aug 26-28 | Kidz in Motion Conference Ft. Worth, TX Click here for details >> |
| Sept 19-25 | Child Passenger Safety Week |
| Sept 25 | Seat Check Saturday |
| Sept 15-18 | CPS Tech Training Class Pocatello, ID Contact: Cherie Nelson (208) 476-6315 |
| Sept 22-25 | CPS Tech Training Class Post Falls, ID Contact: Kenneth Applewhaite (509) 385-1476 |
| Oct 10-13 | ABC Kids Expo Las Vegas, NV Click here for details >> |
2011 |
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| Sept 18-24 | Child Passenger Safety Week |
2012 |
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| Sept 16-22 | Child Passenger Safety Week |
Idaho DOT & Idaho Chapter, AAP Child Passenger Safety Grant
- Grant Recipients Contact Information
- About the Grant
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Car Seat Corner
My name is MacKenzie Ravlin and I am a Child Passenger Safety Technician & Instructor (CPST-I). I help parents determine the safest possible way to transport their children. Over the past 7 years, I have helped hundreds of families make the necessary changes to keep their children safe on the road.
The advice parents receive from their child's pediatrician plays a huge role in the overall success of CPST's in getting parents to comply with the most current best practice recommendations. When parents come to a car seat check event and are told by a CPST the current best practice recommendations for their child, but have been told something different by their pediatrician, parents are most likely to go with the advice they received from their pediatrician, even if it goes against current best practice. The current best practice recommendations are always changing as testing and data are released from car seat and auto manufacturers, and as technology improves. Part of my job as a CPST-I is to stay up to date on all best practice recommendations so I can provide parents with the most current information so they can make safe choices for the children. Pediatricians have so many responsibilities to families, and strive to meet all of their medical and health needs in very short visits.
That is why we have created the "Car Seat Corner" section on our website. It will be updated at least monthly with current best practice recommendations for child transport. You can also ask me any questions you may have related to car seats and child transport, including transporting children with special needs. Car crashes are the leading cause of death and injury for children ages 1-14 in Idaho and across the country, and using an appropriate child restraint on every ride is their best protection. The counsel you provide during patient visits could save a child's life.
- MacKenzie Ravlin
Child Passenger Safety Tech & Instructor
Idaho AAP Executive Assistant