The original Native CARS Tribes who used these tools and procedures saw a huge impact–proper child passenger restraint use increased by an average of 50% in the first three Tribes who implemented interventions between 2009 and 2011. That was significantly higher than the average 12% increase we saw in three comparison tribes (p=0.005).
We saw success in these communities not only through improvement in the proportion of children properly restrained, but also in the way departments and sectors of the community came together to bring forward effective solutions. We also saw success in the expertise that individuals in the community gained. These experts will carry on the good work long after Native CARS is gone.