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Child Safety Seat Program
The Jackson County Department of Public Health has Child Passenger Safety Technicians on staff. Car seat education classes and child safety seats are available at the health department to JCDPH Program clients. Car seat education classes are provided by appointment only, with a JCDPH Program referral to the Car Seat Program. Spanish Classes are also available by appointment. Clients are encouraged to bring their car seat, if they have one, to the education class.
Child passenger safety seats available at the health department include:
Convertible seat: rear or forward facing for infants and children 5 lbs- 40 lbs
Combination seat: forward facing for children 30 lbs- 120 lbs
High-back booster seat: for children 40 lbs- 100 lbs
Note: we do not stock infant carrier car seats.
Car seat checks are available at the following locations:
Balsam Fire Department at 828-586-3756
Cashiers Fire Department at 828-743-9544
Cullowhee Fire Department at 828-293-5867
Jackson County Emergency Management at 828-586-7508 [ask for Kaitlyn or Zeb]
Qualla Fire Department #2 at 828-497-5412
Savannah Fire Department at 828-586-2900
For questions or an unanticipated need, please contact Martha Thomasson at 828-587-8257.
Jackson County Department of Public Health participates in the Child Passenger Safety Diversion Program. It officially launched on January 1, 2014. The goal of the CPS Diversion Program is to increase enforcement which will lead to greater compliance and safer conditions for child passengers in our community. By participating in the Diversion Program, those persons cited for not complying with the law will receive education and procure the appropriate seat for their child. The participants in the program will be required to purchase their own child car safety seat and in turn the certified CPS Technicians they meet with during diversion will give them personal instruction on how to keep their child safe and utilize the child car safety seat correctly. Upon completion of the program, participants are to produce proof to the court provided to them at the time of diversion which will in turn allow the District Attorney to enter a dismissal. This Diversion Program is a partnership between the Office of the District Attorney, state and local law enforcement, OFSM (Office of the State Fire Marshall), Jackson County Department of Public Health, Jackson County Social Services, Jackson County Public Schools, Jackson County Emergency Management, and Safe Kids Jackson County.