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Enlisting CHRs in Enlisting CHRs in Increasing Car Seat Increasing Car Seat
UsageUsage
Injury Prevention Program Injury Prevention Program Development Fellowship CourseDevelopment Fellowship Course
Elvira Martin,Elvira Martin,
CHR SupervisorCHR Supervisor
IntroductionIntroduction
Chinle Service Unit Chinle Service Unit is located in is located in Central Navajo Central Navajo Nation.Nation.
Approximately Approximately 28,600 Navajo 28,600 Navajo Tribal Members Tribal Members reside in the Chinle reside in the Chinle Service AreaService Area
Chinle Service UnitChinle Service Unit
Chinle Service Unit Chinle Service Unit serves 16 Communitiesserves 16 Communities
Serves approximately Serves approximately 3,194 children ages 0-5 3,194 children ages 0-5 years of ageyears of age
Motor Vehicle crashes Motor Vehicle crashes is the leading cause of is the leading cause of Unintentional Injuries in Unintentional Injuries in Children ages 0-5Children ages 0-5
IntroductionIntroduction
Enlist CHRs in Increasing Car Seat Enlist CHRs in Increasing Car Seat UsageUsage
Goal- To increase car seat usage Goal- To increase car seat usage among children 0-5 years of ageamong children 0-5 years of age
Provide car seat education to Provide car seat education to parentsparents
IntroductionIntroduction
Demonstrate and Assist parents Demonstrate and Assist parents with proper installation of car seatswith proper installation of car seats
Partner with Chinle HP/DP Injury Partner with Chinle HP/DP Injury Prevention car seat programPrevention car seat program
Partner with Navajo Nation Law Partner with Navajo Nation Law EnforcementEnforcement
MethodsMethods
Developed Questionnaire to use as tool Developed Questionnaire to use as tool to gather datato gather data
Developed Focus Group QuestionnaireDeveloped Focus Group Questionnaire Collected Injury Prevention Data from Collected Injury Prevention Data from
Many Farms Office of Environmental Many Farms Office of Environmental HealthHealth
Collected Data from Navajo Nation Collected Data from Navajo Nation Highway SafetyHighway Safety
Conducted Observational Surveys in Conducted Observational Surveys in the Communitiesthe Communities
ResultsResults
135 Questionnaires completed by 135 Questionnaires completed by parents of children ages 0-5 yearsparents of children ages 0-5 years
The Questionnaires were completed in The Questionnaires were completed in the homes during well child home visitsthe homes during well child home visits
Results were analyzed by Navajo Area Results were analyzed by Navajo Area Injury Prevention SpecialistInjury Prevention Specialist
ResultsResults
AgeAge 0-0-11
1-1-22
2-2-33
3-3-44
4-4-55
Total Total ChildrenChildren
# of # of ChildreChildrenn
2727 4545 1818 1919 2626 135135
ResultsResults
Focus Group Focus Group Conducted with 8 Conducted with 8 parents of children parents of children ages 0-5 yearsages 0-5 years
ResultsResults
NAVAJ O NATION CHILD RESTRAINT SURVEY
4642
47
40 4137 36 38 36
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Year: 2005
Average Observed Average Observed Child Restraint Use, 2005Child Restraint Use, 2005
Navajo Nation Navajo Nation 40%40% ChinleChinle 34%34% KayentaKayenta 38%38% Dilkon Dilkon 45%45% Tuba CityTuba City 36%36% CrownpointCrownpoint 48%48% ShiprockShiprock 37%37% Window RockWindow Rock 40%40%
ResultsResults
Training – 8 CHRs Training – 8 CHRs completed the completed the Safe Native Safe Native American American Passengers Passengers TrainingTraining
•Navajo Highway Safety provided SNAP Training to CHRs
•Navajo Nation Safe Kids van
ResultsResults
Car seat Checkpoint
DiscussionDiscussion
Partnerships/Collaboration with IHS Partnerships/Collaboration with IHS Injury Prevention ProgramsInjury Prevention Programs
Partner with Navajo Nation Law Partner with Navajo Nation Law Enforcement Enforcement
Partner with Navajo Nation Partner with Navajo Nation Highway Safety Highway Safety
RecommendationsRecommendations
CHRs will continue car seat CHRs will continue car seat education in the education in the communitiescommunities
CHRs to become Child CHRs to become Child Passenger TechniciansPassenger Technicians
Continue observational Continue observational surveysurvey
Continue collaborative Continue collaborative efforts in increasing car efforts in increasing car seat usage with resources.seat usage with resources.
Thank YouThank You
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