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For more information on child safety, check out the following resources:
 Car Seat Checks
Most car seats are not installed properly. The NC Highway Patrol provide
free car seat safety checks. Contact Troop C Headquarters at (919) 733-3911
for more information.
Carolinas Poison Center--(800) 848-6946 (Toll Free)
Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Provides extensive resource for product safety concerns and recall information.
Subscribe to their email service to receive important information on product
recalls.
Juvenile
Product Manufacturers Association (JPMA)
The JPMA is a national trade association representing more than 400 juvenile
products companies in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Its web site details
general baby product safety information and features an online gSafety
Househ that provides a room-by-room safety checklist. You may also
order their baby safety brochure-- "Safe and Sound For Baby".
National
SafeKids Campaign
Provides information on child injury statistics and advice on injury prevention.
Locally, the Wake County Safe Kids Coalition, part of the Triangle SafeKids
Network, sponsors injury prevention programs to focus on unintentional
injury prevention, including bike safety rodeos, car seat inspections,
and Risk Watch-an injury prevention education program for school children.
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