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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2004. Best practices for promoting booster seat use: A how-to community guide based on community demonstration projects. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 40 pp.

Annotation: This how-to guide, which synthesizes the research findings and lessons learned from demonstration projects funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) during fiscal year 2001, is geared toward child passenger safety and injury control advocates. The guide, which focuses on booster seat use, includes the following main sections: (1) promoting booster seat use, (2) know the facts about booster seats, (3) learn from others -- challenges and lessons learned, (4) reach out to all populations, (5) state and national resources, (6) additional reading, and (7) appendices. The two appendices include a description of the major types of booster seats and lists of state highway safety offices and NHTSA regional offices.

Contact: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., West Building, Washington, DC 20590, Telephone: (888) 327-4236 Secondary Telephone: (800)424-9153 Web Site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov Available at no charge; also available from the website. Document Number: DOT HS 809 693.

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Keywords: Advocacy, Car seats, Child safety, Injury prevention, Motor vehicle injuries, Motor vehicle safety, Occupant protection

New England Network to Prevent Childhood Injuries. 1988. Slide script, community action to keep our kids safe (age 0-5). Newton, MA: Education Development Center, 6 pp.

Annotation: These slide scripts with accompanying slides are available in two formats, one for service providers, and one for lay audiences. This script, for service providers, introduces injuries as preventable, predictable events and provides suggestions for preventive strategies which draw upon technological, regulatory, and educational techniques. Another script, "Keep Our Kids Safe, " is available for use with lay audiences; it discusses falls, burns, and poisonings; and describes the proper use of car safety seats. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Children's Safety Network, Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453-8313, Telephone: (617) 618-2918 Contact Phone: (617) 969-7100, x237 Fax: (617) 969-9186 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org Out of print.

Keywords: Burns, Child health, Children, Falls, Injury prevention, Motor vehicle safety, Occupant protection, Poisoning

New England Network to Prevent Childhood Injuries. 1988. Slide script, keep our kids safe (age 0-5). Newton, MA: Education Development Center, 9 pp.

Annotation: These slide scripts with accompanying slides are available in two formats, one for service providers, and one for lay audiences. This script, for use with lay audiences, discusses falls, burns, and poisonings; and it describes the proper use of car safety seats. Another script, "Community Action to Keep Our Kids Safe," is available for service providers, it introduces injuries as preventable, predictable events and provides suggestions for preventive strategies which draw upon technological, regulatory, and educational techniques. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453-8313, Telephone: (617) 969-7100 Fax: (617) 969-5979 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.edc.org Out of print.

Keywords: Burns, Car seats, Child health, Children, Falls, Injury prevention, Motor vehicle safety, Occupant protection, Poisoning