Injury Prevention Child Occupant Safety Programs There are many risks of premature death in Georgia; none is greater than our roadways. Motor vehicle injuries are a leading cause of death in Georgia. In 2006, 54 children age 0-14 died and over 11,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes in Georgia. Thirty-three percent of fatal child occupants were not buckled up. Hospitalization charges for the same period for children age 0-14 in Georgia due to motor vehicle traffic injuries were over $14.9 million. Each of the Injury Prevention Section's (IPS) Occupant Safety Programs seeks to ensure that Georgia's children are safe while riding in motor vehicles.

Bartow County Teddy Bear Sticker Program Save - 11-month-old child saved from potential injury, restrained in a rear-facing convertible seat.

The Mini-Grant Program

• Provides technical assistance, educational materials, and child safety seats to public health organizations

• Program Materials for 2010 Mini-grant

Click here to visit the DCH Grant Announcements website for the 2010 Mini-Grant Application and Grant Guidelines

• Program Materials for 2009 Mini-grant

Monthly Reporting Form

This form is used to report monthly Mini-grant activity.

• Child Safety Seat Checklist and Waiver  

Please use this document when checking any child safety seat. This form should remain on file at the local agency.

• Supplemental Child Restraint Request  

If your organization is a Mini-grant recipient and is in need of additional seats fill out this form and submit the form to the Injury Prevention Section.

• Public Information and Educational Materials Request




• Child Occupant Safety Program has expanded to include 116 of the 159 counties in Georgia (See Map).

Click here for a full listing of Child Occupant Safety contacts for all counties.

Resources

• LATCH Book Quick Reference List
• New Childcare Transportation Requirements
• I want to be a CPS Tech
• I want more information about unintentional injuries
• I would like more information about the Governor's Office of Highway Safety
• I would like to obtain a child safety seat recall list
• CPS News You Can Use
  • CPS News You Can Use Volume 1, Issue 3
    September 08
  • CPS News You Can Use, Volume 2, Issue 1
    January 09

• Templates

  • Car Seat Class Poster

            Use this poster to advertise your car seat classes.

            Update with your county's information.

The Rural Hospital Initiative

• Establishes and improves child safety seat initiatives in Georgia rural hospitals by providing basic training, consistent policies, demonstration events and coalition support
  • Keeping Kids Safe Hospital Training Program

The Division of Family and Children's Services (DFCS) and Foster Caregiver Program

• Provides child safety seat training resources for DFCS employees and foster care conferences
• Gives education and presentations during foster care conferences
• Develops collaborative relationships with other community organizations

The Teddy Bear Sticker Program Documents potential lives saved and injuries reduced Replaces state-funded child safety seats that have been involved in a crash Provides injury prevention related incentive items to the reporting agencies

• Memo to First Responders Explaining Program Continuation
• Revised Fax Back Form for Crash Scene Reporting

This memo explains the Teddy Bear Sticker Program and this form should be used at the scene of crash when a child of child seat age was involved in the crash.
• "REPORT" Poster for First Responder Agencies 

This is a poster designed to remind first responders to participate in the Teddy Bear Sticker program.

The Matching Grant Program

• Since 1995, the program has provided $1.3 million in child safety seats and educational materials to organizations that have exceeded expectations in promoting child safety seat usage
• Based on additional funding received by the Injury Prevention Section each year

The Transporting Children with Special Medical Needs Program

• Allocates technical assistance, education and resources to collaborative partners in order to assist in the safe transportation of children with special healthcare needs.
  • Requesting a Special Medical Needs Positioning Device
  • Sample Insurance Reimbursement Letter

The School Bus Program

• Collaborates with and educates local school systems, Head Start educators, and childcare providers in an effort to provide safe school bus transportation to and from school and school-related activities.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) School Bus Workshop Registration Form

Partners

Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
The Child Occupant Safety Program is funded by a grant through the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
http://www.gahighwaysafety.org

Safe Kids Worldwide (CPS Certification)
http://www.safekids.org/certification

GTIPI (CPS Training)
http://www.ridesafegeorgia.org/

CPS Board (CEU Opportunities)
http://www.cpsboard.org/ceus.htm