Since the mid-90s, I’ve run a CPS program based in the Seattle area. My team and I have logged thousands of seat checks, and after each checkup event, I let the team and our host agency know our totals—how many checks overall, how many for expectant parents, rear- versus forward-facing, and so on. Then, at year-end, I calculate annual and cumulative figures of our efforts.
These objective reflections of our work give us useful perspective and can be energizing. But lately, a sad truth has dawned on me: We have lazy data!
Transition to NDCF to Energize CPS Data
This article appeared as an editorial by Denise Donaldson and is followed by additional information about the steps she took with her team to prepare for and use the NDCF at checkup events.