The
Hyde County Health Department offers car seats
to clients who receive WIC or Medicaid
services. The cost is $10.00.
Car seats
are installed into your vehicle by a certified
child passenger safety technician.
For maximum child passenger
safety, according to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, parents and
caregivers need to remember and follow the 4
Steps for Kids:
-
Use rear-facing infant seats
in the back seat from birth to at least 1
year of age and at least 20 pounds.
-
Use forward-facing toddler
seats in the back seat from age 1 and 20
pounds to about age 4 and 40 pounds.
-
Use booster seats in the back
seat from about age 4 to at least age 8,
unless the child is 4 feet 9 inches or
taller.
-
Use safety belts in the back
seat at age 8 or older, or taller than 4
feet 9 inches.
For more information
on Child Safety Seats, contact:
Annette
Swindell
Child Passenger Safety Technician
aswindell@hydehealth.com
(252) 926-4397
