TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Evaluation of a school-based education program to promote bicycle safety
JO  - Health promotion practice
A1  - Pullen, Nancy
A1  - Kirsch, Sallie E. Davis
SP  - 138
EP  - 145
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
N2  - Of the 500,000 children in the United States who are injured in bicycle crashes annually, 252 die--97% of whom were not wearing a helmet. Although many intervention programs promote the use of helmets by children, a paucity of school-based evaluation studies exist that report students' knowledge retention or behavioral changes. The purposes of this study were to identify associations between student-reported knowledge of safety-related behaviors, reports of current safety-related practices, and students' participation in the Safety Central program while in the 4th grade. The sample consisted of 284 students currently enrolled in 5th and 6th grades. <br><br>FINDINGS showed a statistically significant association between participation in the Safety Central program and retention of knowledge and enactment of safety messages after a 1- and 2-year period. Motivators and barriers for helmet use were also identified. Implications for modifications to the content and delivery of the program and future evaluations are addressed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1524-8399
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839902250765
ID  - ref1
ER  -