title: Promoting helmet use among children.
abstract: Despite the proven efficacy of bicycle helmets, helmet use among children remains low. Helmet use among children riding bicycles significantly reduces head injuries and death. A variety of promotional programs to increase helmet use in children have demonstrated limited success. This article reviews a variety of approaches to increase helmet use among children. The PRECEDE-PROCEED model is applied and recommendations for community health nurses to promote helmet use among children are provided.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Stanken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology