title: Establishing an injury prevention program to address pediatric pedestrian collisions.
abstract: The implementation of a pedestrian safety education program in public schools can change the knowledge and beliefs about safe pedestrian behaviors among students and their parents or caregivers with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality of children. WalkSafe is a well-established, multiphase pedestrian safety intervention program. This program has been shown to improve pedestrian safety knowledge of school-aged children in kindergarten through grade 5 after receiving a 3-day educational curriculum. A reduction in pediatric pedestrian struck injuries is anticipated following program implementation in an urban area with significantly increased incidence of such injuries.
authors.affiliation: Injury Free Coalition for Kids of New Haven, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 330 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. pina.violano@ynhh.org
authors.forename: Pina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Violano
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lofthouse
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carusone
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003237:Connecticut / Q000453:epidemiology; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009017:Morbidity; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016138:Walking; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*