AHS to hold free, monthly child car seat inspection clinics in Medicine Hat

MEDICINE HAT – Free child car seat inspection clinics will be held in the city starting this month.

Local Alberta Health Services (AHS) health promotion staff and certified St. John’s car seat technicians will be available to help parents and caregivers ensure:

• Children are being transported in vehicles safely.
• Child car seats are installed correctly.
• Children have been buckled in properly.
• The appropriate car seat is being used for each child’s age, height and weight.

The clinics will be held March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23 and July 28. Participants can drop in anytime between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the service bay of Murray Chevrolet Cadillac, 1270 Trans Canada Way.

Participants are asked to install their car seats to the best of their abilities and to bring the restraint instruction manual and vehicle owner’s manual to the clinic.

For more information about car seat clinics scheduled for your area, please contact your local public health office.

The clinics are presented by AHS, in partnership with Murray Chevrolet Cadillac and Brain Injury Relearning Services.

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.

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