Designed by the VDH Child Passenger Safety Program team, the Every Ride Safe Ride (ERSR) initiative is a public health technical assistance model of evidence-based industry practices that supports healthcare providers working with families of young children to implement workflow practices to effectively screen, assess, counsel, and refer clients to resources for the safe transportation of their children during every stage and transition.
This page is intended for program participants, both current and past.
Technical Assistance Recordings
- Month 1 – Introduction (Sept. 1, 2022)
- Month 2 – CPS Resources & Tools (Oct. 6, 2022)
- Month 3 – Public Health Impact & Crash Dynamics (Nov. 3, 2022; Access Code is %JEJ3*CM)
- Month 4 – Safety Seat Use & General Guidelines (Dec. 1, 2022)
- Month 5 – CPS in Practice (Jan. 5, 2023)
- Month 6 – Wrap-up Session (Feb. 2, 2023)
Supplemental Learning
Reports and Documents
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard – No. 213 for Child Restraint Systems
- AAP Policy Statement – Child Passenger Safety (Pediatrics November 2018, 142 (5) e20182460)
- AAP Technical Report – Child Passenger Safety (Pediatrics November 2018, 142 (5) e20182461)
Videos
– Crash Dynamics
- The Stages of a Crash (CPS Board)
- Understanding Ride Down (CPS Board)
- Understanding Car Crashes: It’s Basic Physics (IIHS, full version)
– Importance of Safety Seats for Children (CPS Board)
- After the Crash: Why Size Appropriate Child Seats Matter (watch from 0:00 to 43:30)
- Pediatric Anatomy Affects Injuries (watch from 0:00 to 37:40)
- A Deeper Dive into the “Why:” The Reasons Behind Safety Seat Recommendations (watch from 4:00 – 36:50 and 40:15 – 57:30)
Practice Integration Tools
Documents
- Child Passenger Safety Poster (English and Spanish) – download or request print copies
- Child Passenger Safety Screening Integration into Practice Well Child Visits Guidance
- Partner Site Co-Host – learn about co-hosting an event and other ways to partner with VDH to promote child passenger safety
Contacts
- Child Passenger Safety Technician at VDH – 800-732-8333 or ivp@vdh.virginia.gov
- Child Passenger Safety Technician with Special Needs Training – 800-755-0912 or visit website
Additional Training
- Safe Kids Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Course (fees may apply)
Digital Resources
- VDH Child Passenger Safety Program
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Recalls
- Find and Compare Seats – can enter child information to review safety seat options or search for a seat by brand for use information
- Safe Kids Ultimate Car Seat Guide (English and Spanish)
- AAP Healthy Children ‘On the Go’ (English and Spanish)
- National Center for the Safe Transportation of Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Kids and Car Safety
Social Media Content Resources – Planning and Messaging
- Transportation Safety Awareness Dates Calendar
- Child Passenger Safety Board Social Media Library
- NHTSA Traffic Safety Marketing
- Prevent Child Injury
- Drive Smart Virginia
- CDC Child Passenger Safety
- CDC Teen Drivers
Practice Caregiver Education Tools
VDH Resources
- Child Passenger Safety Brochure (dual language English and Spanish) – download or request print copies
- Low-Income Safety Seat Distribution and Education Program – visit the website or download program flier in English or Spanish
- Safety Seat Check Station Program – visit the website or download the promotional flier
- Child Passenger Safety Check List by Type and Age
- Instructions – Please review prior to using the checklists provided below.
- Age 0-3/Rear-Facing
- Age 2-7/Forward-Facing
- Age 4 and Older/Booster Seat and Seat Belt
Instructional Videos
– CPS Board
- Safety Seat Installation – Rear-facing, forward-facing, booster seat, and seat belt use
- The Stages of a Crash
- Understanding Ride Down
- What is a CPST?
– Crash Force Demonstration from The Ohio State University
– Spanish Installation Resources