Promoting child passenger safety in children served by a health maintenance organization.
A patient education program, based on the health belief model, promoting child passenger safety was developed and implemented at a health maintenance organization. The program included individual counseling by pediatricians, use of audiovisual materials and pamphlets, and (for newborn infants) a home visit by a child safety specialist. Based on parking lot observations, child safety device use increased to greater than 60% in both intervention and comparison-group children 1-4 years of age. During the child health supervision visit, pediatricians can play a leadership role in promoting child passenger safety.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D001334:Automobile Driving; D002140:California; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015370:Infant Equipment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010372:Pediatrics; D012106:Research; D012449:Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires