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Description of Resource:

Child safety seat laws are recommended based on strong evidence of their effectiveness in increasing child safety seat use. Child safety seat laws require children riding in motor vehicles to be restrained in federally approved infant or child safety seats.

Evidence-Based Resource Details

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Developed By:

Community Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Injury and Violence Prevention

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

IVP-13, IVP-14

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

Community Preventive Services Task Force. Recommendations to reduce injuries to motor vehicle occupants: increasing child safety seat use, increasing safety belt use, and reducing alcohol-impaired driving. Am J Prev Med [Internet]. 2001 Nov [cited 2013 Mar 21];21(4S):16?22. Available from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/mvoi/mvoi-AJPM-recs.pdf

Tags:

Effect Behavioral Change, Reduce Injury, Reduce Mortality, Reduce Morbidity, Government & Policymakers, Law Enforcement, Community- & Faith-Based Organizations, Primary Prevention, Environmental & Policy, Behavioral & Social, Families & Households, Parents, Caregivers

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/recommendations-to-reduce-injuries-to-motor-vehicle-3
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 15:57:38.0