TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Impact of a pilot walking school bus intervention on children's pedestrian safety behaviors: a pilot study
JO  - Health and place
A1  - Mendoza, Jason A.
A1  - Watson, Kathy
A1  - Chen, Tzu-An
A1  - Baranowski, Tom
A1  - Nicklas, Theresa A.
A1  - Uscanga, Doris K.
A1  - Hanfling, Marcus J.
SP  - 24
EP  - 30
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - Walking school buses (WSB) increased children's physical activity, but impact on pedestrian safety behaviors (PSB) is unknown. We tested the feasibility of a protocol evaluating changes to PSB during a WSB program. Outcomes were school-level street crossing PSB prior to (Time 1) and during weeks 4-5 (Time 2) of the WSB. The protocol collected 1252 observations at Time 1 and 2548 at Time 2. Mixed model analyses yielded: intervention schoolchildren had 5-fold higher odds (p<0.01) of crossing at the corner/crosswalk but 5-fold lower odds (p<0.01) of stopping at the curb. The protocol appears feasible for documenting changes to school-level PSB.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8292
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.07.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -