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

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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