Child Passenger Safety

Child Passenger Safety Program

Serving Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair,

Treutlen, and Wilcox Counties.

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. This program focuses on the prevention of injury through child safety seat education and the hands-on training of parents and caregivers.

Additional Resources:

 

Georgia Department of Public Health Occupant Safety Program

http://health.state.ga.us/programs/injuryprevention/occsafety.asp

 

Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS)
Public Health’s Child Occupant Safety Program is funded by a grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
http://www.gahighwaysafety.org

Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI)
For information about Child Passenger Safety training programs or to become a CPST
http://www.ridesafegeorgia.org/

SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A.
To obtain a child safety seat recall list
http://www.carseat.org/

 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
For information on highway safety programs and child passenger safety information for consumers
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Board
For online CEU Opportunities for CPSTs
http://www.cpsboard.org/ceus.htm

 

Safe Kids Worldwide
For information on the National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program
http://cert.safekids.org/

Safe Kids Georgia
For information on preventing childhood injuries

http://www.safekidsgeorgia.org/