TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - How the science of injury prevention contributes to advancing home fire safety in the USA: successes and opportunities
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Gielen, Andrea Carlson
A1  - Frattaroli, Shannon
A1  - Pollack, Keshia M.
A1  - Peek-Asa, Corinne L.
A1  - Yang, Jingzhen G.
SP  - i7
EP  - i13
VL  - 24
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: In the decades since the landmark report-America Burning-was published in 1973, the number of home fire deaths has shrunk from >5500 per year to 2650 in 2015. This paper: (1) describes how science and practice in injury prevention and fire and life safety contributed to successful interventions, and (2) identifies emerging strategies and future opportunities to prevent home fire-related deaths. <br><br>METHODS: The aims are addressed through the lens of population health research, with a focus on the work of selected Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Injury Control Research Centers. <br><br>RESULTS are organised using the Haddon Matrix and an ecological model. <br><br>RESULTS: We found evidence to support interventions that address all components of both the matrix and the model, including: reduced ignition propensity cigarettes, stop smoking campaigns, housing codes, residential sprinkler systems, smoke alarms, community risk reduction, school-based educational programmes, and fire and burn response systems. Future reductions are likely to come from enhancing residential sprinkler and smoke alarm technology, and increasing their utilisation; expanding the use of community risk reduction methods; and implementing new technological solutions. Despite the successes, substantial disparities in home fire death rates remain, reflecting underlying social determinants of health. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Most of the evidence-supported interventions were focused on changing the policy and community environments to prevent home fires and reduce injury when a fire occurs. Future prevention efforts should give high priority to addressing the continued disparities in home fire deaths.<br><br>© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042356
ID  - ref1
ER  -