CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Use of Child Safety Seats: Distribution and Education Programs
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An Evidence-Based Practice
Description
Child safety seat distribution and education programs provide child safety seats to parents through a loan, low-cost rental or giveaway of an approved safety seat. Programs also include an educational component. They target parents and other caregivers who are experiencing financial hardship or do not understand the importance of getting and using a safety seat.
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends interventions that use distribution and education programs based on strong evidence of their effectiveness in increasing child safety seat use.
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends interventions that use distribution and education programs based on strong evidence of their effectiveness in increasing child safety seat use.
Results / Accomplishments
Results from the Systematic Reviews:
Ten studies qualified for the systematic review.
• Possession and proper use of safety seats: median increase of 23 percentage points (interquartile interval: 4 to 62 percentage points; 10 studies)
• Distribution programs were effective when conducted in hospitals and clinics, as part of postnatal home visits, and when provided by an auto insurance company.
• Effectiveness of these programs was found among urban, suburban, and rural populations, and among affluent and poor populations.
Ten studies qualified for the systematic review.
• Possession and proper use of safety seats: median increase of 23 percentage points (interquartile interval: 4 to 62 percentage points; 10 studies)
• Distribution programs were effective when conducted in hospitals and clinics, as part of postnatal home visits, and when provided by an auto insurance company.
• Effectiveness of these programs was found among urban, suburban, and rural populations, and among affluent and poor populations.
About this Promising Practice
Primary Contact
The Community Guide
1600 Clifton Rd, NE
MS E69
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 498-1827
communityguide@cdc.gov
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/
1600 Clifton Rd, NE
MS E69
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 498-1827
communityguide@cdc.gov
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/
Topics
Health / Prevention & Safety
Community / Transportation
Health / Children's Health
Community / Transportation
Health / Children's Health
Source
Community Guide Branch Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location
USA
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Target Audience
Children, Families