Volume 3, Number 2 - February 2000

Rosalyn G. Millman, NHTSA Acting Administrator: NHTSA Administrator Ricardo Martinez, who established the agency's Safe Communities initiative, left the U.S. Department of Transportation last October. In his absence, Deputy Administrator Millman was named Acting Administrator by Secretary Rodney E. Slater.

Lifesavers 2000: This year's Lifesavers conference takes place March 12-14 in Atlanta and will feature a Safe Communities track, including workshops on collaborating with programs that target economic development, quality of life, and health care; data collection; expanding partnerships; outreach to diverse populations; and funding strategies. For information, contact Lifesavers, P.O. Box 30045, Alexandria, VA 22310. Fax: (703) 922-7780.

National Public Health Week: April 3Ð9, 2000, marks National Public Health Week, a valuable opportunity for Safe Communities programs to promote traffic safety in conjunction with other health issues. A Planner's Guide, available from the American Public Health Association, contains information on such issues as local-state coordination, marketing plans, publicity, and community involvement. The Guide (which includes a supplement) is available for $5.00 by calling (301) 893-1894 or can be downloaded at no cost from .

LATCH: An ad hoc group of child restraint and motor vehicle manufacturers and safety advocates has agreed on a common term for the new uniform attachment system for installing child safety seats in passenger vehicles: LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children). Adoption of an easily remembered term will aid consumers in identifying products using the new system. The first safety seats using the LATCH system should be available by February 2000, and LATCH system components will be phased in over the next three years.

 

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