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Enhancing Child Safety: Car Seat Usage Initiative in Navajo Nation Communities

The Chinle Service Unit, serving 16 communities in Central Navajo Nation, aims to improve child safety by increasing car seat usage among children aged 0-5 years. With motor vehicle crashes being the leading cause of unintentional injuries in this age group, community health representatives (CHRs) are enlisted to provide education on proper car seat installation and usage. Collaborating with local law enforcement and injury prevention programs, data collection through questionnaires and community surveys has informed the initiative's strategies. Ongoing training will empower CHRs to enhance parental education and reduce injury risks.

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Enhancing Child Safety: Car Seat Usage Initiative in Navajo Nation Communities

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  1. Enlisting CHRs in Increasing Car Seat Usage Injury Prevention Program Development Fellowship Course Elvira Martin, CHR Supervisor

  2. Introduction • Chinle Service Unit is located in Central Navajo Nation. • Approximately 28,600 Navajo Tribal Members reside in the Chinle Service Area

  3. Chinle Service Unit • Chinle Service Unit serves 16 Communities • Serves approximately 3,194 children ages 0-5 years of age • Motor Vehicle crashes is the leading cause of Unintentional Injuries in Children ages 0-5

  4. Introduction • Enlist CHRs in Increasing Car Seat Usage • Goal- To increase car seat usage among children 0-5 years of age • Provide car seat education to parents

  5. Introduction • Demonstrate and Assist parents with proper installation of car seats • Partner with Chinle HP/DP Injury Prevention car seat program • Partner with Navajo Nation Law Enforcement

  6. Methods • Developed Questionnaire to use as tool to gather data • Developed Focus Group Questionnaire • Collected Injury Prevention Data from Many Farms Office of Environmental Health • Collected Data from Navajo Nation Highway Safety • Conducted Observational Surveys in the Communities

  7. Results • 135 Questionnaires completed by parents of children ages 0-5 years • The Questionnaires were completed in the homes during well child home visits • Results were analyzed by Navajo Area Injury Prevention Specialist

  8. Results

  9. Results • Focus Group Conducted with 8 parents of children ages 0-5 years

  10. Results

  11. Average Observed Child Restraint Use, 2005 • Navajo Nation 40% • Chinle 34% • Kayenta 38% • Dilkon 45% • Tuba City 36% • Crownpoint 48% • Shiprock 37% • Window Rock 40%

  12. Results • Training – 8 CHRs completed the Safe Native American Passengers Training • Navajo Highway Safety provided • SNAP Training to CHRs • Navajo Nation Safe Kids van

  13. Results Car seat Checkpoint

  14. Discussion • Partnerships/Collaboration with IHS Injury Prevention Programs • Partner with Navajo Nation Law Enforcement • Partner with Navajo Nation Highway Safety

  15. Recommendations • CHRs will continue car seat education in the communities • CHRs to become Child Passenger Technicians • Continue observational survey • Continue collaborative efforts in increasing car seat usage with resources.

  16. Thank You

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