The Connecticut Child Passenger Safety Training Project (CCPSTP) was funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the American Public Health Association through the Buckle America Campaign. The collaboration in Connecticut included Connecticut Public Health Association, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Connecticut Medical Society, Connecticut SAFE KIDS Coalition, the Waterbury Department of Health and the New London Police Department. Injuries are the leading cause of death in Connecticut residents between the ages of 1 and 44 years. Motor vehicle crash-related injuries are the leading cause of death accounting for 351 deaths or 32% of all injury related deaths in 1997. Motor vehicle crashes are responsible for 3,500 hospitalizations each year of which 73% are to vehicle occupants. During 1996, 105 children under the age of 15 were injured seriously enough to be hospitalized from injuries sustained as motor vehicle occupants. CCPSTP addressed the needs of Spanish-speaking families for child passenger safety information. Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in Connecticut. The CCPSTP provided a two-day training course for staff of community agencies serving Spanish-speaking populations focusing on essential child passenger safety issues. The CCPSTP objective was to train bi-lingual staff to serve as child passenger safety educators and advocates for the families and caregivers they work with. At the conclusion of this session, the participants in this session will have an opportunity to discuss collaborative efforts to develop child passenger safety education programs for various populations.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant in this session will e able to: 1. recognize the effect of the collaborative process in working with various populations; 2. apply the collaborative process to develop child passenger safety education programs for various populations
Keywords: Child Health, Injury Prevention
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.