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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2021. Booster seat planning guide. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 44 pp.

Annotation: The CDC published this planning guide to assist States, Tribes, Localities, and Territories (STLTs) with assessing, planning, and implementing improved booster seat laws to reduce crash injuries and deaths among children. It contains information on local booster seat laws and crash statistics, and how STLTs can create partnerships and plans to reduce crash injuries. Photographs and illustrations display the proper placement of booster seats and how effective they can be in reducing injury to children.

Contact: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, Telephone: (800) CDC-INFO Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (770) 488-4760 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.cdc.gov/injury/index.html

Keywords: Booster seats, Car seats, Child safety, Seat belts, Young children

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Indian Health Service . 2020. Protect our future. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet from the CDC is geared to parents and caregivers in tribal communities. It alerts them to the problem of non-use or improper use of car seats, booster seats, and seatbelts. It provides illustrations on the proper placement of booster seats and statistics on the numbers of native children who are injured. It includes references and the 800 number and web link for further information from the CDC.

Contact: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, Telephone: (800) CDC-INFO Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (770) 488-4760 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.cdc.gov/injury/index.html

Keywords: Alaska natives, Booster seats, Car seats, Child safety, Native Americans, Seat belts, Young children
   

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