Goal 1: Strengthen the hospital-based and community-based education
and outreach components of the Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Program
at Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) through establishment of a
sustainable infrastructure that provides leadership, funding, data,
policy, and evaluation to support the needs of community partners
serving children and families in targeted communities
Anticipated Impact
An increase in the percentage of Adams, Arapahoe, and Denver County children ages
birth to age eight years old, that are properly restrained in a car or booster seat, with
special emphasis on increasing child restraint usage rates among African-American
and Hispanic families living in the targeted neighborhoods.
An increase in the confidence of parents and caregivers regarding their ability to
properly use and install child restraints in the identified high-risk neighborhoods by
offering CPS education and outreach opportunities to residents of these communities.
A reduction in the barrier of cost of child restraints for parents, caregivers, and other
child guardians in identified high-risk neighborhoods by providing them at reduced
cost to families demonstrating a need for assistance.
Strategy 1.1
Expand Child Passenger Safety program efforts to target parents and caregivers
of (1) infants discharged from CHCO NICU; (2) CHCO Child Health Clinics; and (3)
infants, toddlers, and children residing in neighborhoods at disproportionate risk for
MVC injuries.
Strategy 1.2
Advocate and provide leadership to policy efforts aimed at strengthening of the
Colorado Child Passenger Safety Law (Colorado Revised Statute 42-4-236) to reflect
best practice recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Tactic: Maintenance of CPS Technician certifications among CHCO staff in clinical units.
Tactic: Continuation of CPS education and outreach partnerships with Denver Public
Health, the Tri-County Health Department, Street-Smart, Inc.
Tactic: Expansion of CPS partnerships to include entities/organizations serving
families residing in targeted neighborhoods.
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