To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Accept a Donation of $4,000 for Car Seat Checkup Events from the American Automobile Association (AAA) Child Passenger Safety Donation Program and Supplemental Budget (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Accept a donation of $4,000 for car seat checkup events.
2. Authorize the Director of Public Health Nursing or their designated representative to accept the award of the funds.
3. Direct the Auditor-Controller to supplement Fund 1175, Budget Unit 420001 - Child Passenger Safety Program for the fiscal year 2022-23 (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
Since 2003, Humboldt County Public Health, Maternal Child and Adolescent Health's (MCAH) Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Program has distributed car seats to low-income families. The goal to reduce death and injuries to children from birth to twelve years of age by increasing the awareness and correct use of car seats and booster seats is achieved through education on California laws, best practices when choosing the correct car seat and/or booster seat for the child's height, weight and age and on proper installation in vehicles. Car seat check-up events are designed to increase the percentage of child safety seats and vehicle safety belts that are used correctly; to educate participants about how to safely transport their children; to evaluate all children in the vehicle who are under 13 years of age to make sure they leave riding safer than when they arrived; and to raise awareness of local, community traffic safety efforts. Parents and care-givers are educated on the proper use and installation of the child safety seats. The knowledge gained from the CPS inspection experience is meant to empower parents and caregivers to properly install and use an appropriate child safety seat for his or her child.
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