TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Families with newborns: using a cartographic model to identify those who are at risk for fires
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Lehna, Carlee
A1  - Furmanek, Stephen
A1  - Hanchette, Carol
SP  - 1585
EP  - 1590
VL  - 44
IS  - 6
N2  - We assessed whether a home fire safety intervention targeting families with newborn children in Jefferson County, Kentucky, reached those at severe risk using a cartographic model. Demographic and economic factors of 61 families were compared by census tract. Using geographic information systems (GIS), families were assigned a risk level (low, medium, high, or severe) based on the risk model. Families who participated differed from census tracts in that of being minority race (p=0.01). The median risk category of the families was medium risk. Sixty-five tracts were identified as high or severe risk and in need of future intervention. The model yielded a way to prioritize at-risk families. GIS is a useful tool for examining whether prevention interventions reached those in the severe risk category.<br><br>Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2018.02.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -