Center for Injury Research and Policy

Advocacy

ADVOCACY

At the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) we are committed to translating our research into action. From developing materials to educate legislators and providing testimony in support of evidence-based laws and policies, to participating on expert panels and forming alliances with key partners, faculty and staff at CIRP are active advocates for the safety of children and adolescents.

Visit the pages below to see a few examples of CIRP's advocacy successes.

            Columbus Youth Helmet Ordinance

            Health Care Reform Campaign

            Ohio ATV Safety

            Ohio Booster Seat Law

            Parents are the Key Campaign

making a difference

OHIO BOOSTER SEAT LAW

Several CIRP staff spoke at an Ohio Statehouse press conference in September 2007 as child passenger safety experts in support of a proposed booster seat law in Ohio which would require children between 4 and 8 years of age traveling in a vehicle to ride in a booster seat. The law passed and became effective in October 2009.