Citation

Delouche S, Ballesteros C, Flores D, Pomares B, Hotz G. Am. J. Public Health 2018; ePub(ePub): e1-e3.

Affiliation

All of the authors are with the KiDZ Neuroscience Center at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2018.304786

PMID

30496004

Abstract

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death among children aged 5 to 14 years. The WalkSafe program was developed in response to the number of children admitted to Miami-Dade County, Florida, level-1 trauma centers. WalkSafe was piloted in an initially high-risk neighborhood, which now exhibits a low density of pedestrian crashes. Following countywide implementation of WalkSafe, trauma data exhibit a 78% decrease in pediatric injuries. This article provides a 15-year review of WalkSafe and its role in decreasing pediatric pedestrian injuries in Miami-Dade County. Every year, an alarming number of child pedestrians are injured on the nation's roadways. In Miami-Dade County, Florida, the WalkSafe program aims to reduce pediatric injury through targeted education and multitiered collaboration with community partners. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print November 29, 2018: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2018.304786).

Keywords: SR2S

Language: en