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Direct linkEmery, Kathryn D.; Faries, S. Glenn – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of mortality for children aged 4-14 in the United States. Many children are driven daily to school, increasing their exposure to potential injury, especially if they are not appropriately restrained. Observing the level of motor vehicle occupant restraint (MVOR) use upon school arrival could…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Traffic Safety, Prevention, Injuries
Raman, Sudha R.; Boyce, William F.; Pickett, William – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Adolescents with disabilities are at risk for poor health outcomes including injury. The objective of this study was to examine if disability status modifies the association between risk behavior and injury among adolescents. Methods: The cross-sectional Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Survey was administered to a…
Descriptors: Prevention, Injuries, Correlation, At Risk Persons
Peer reviewedWojtowicz, G. Greg; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1992
Provides an overview of a seven-step process in the development of a cooperative school and community incentive program designed to increase safety belt use among high school students. The process involved community leaders, school officials, students, and local law enforcement personnel in its design, implementation, and evaluation. (GLR)
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedTakakura, Minoru; Nagayama, Tomoko; Sakihara, Seizo; Willcox, Craig – Journal of School Health, 2001
Surveyed Japanese high school students' health risk behavior patterns, examining clustering and accumulation of health risk behaviors. Physical inactivity and alcohol use were the most common risk behaviors. Prevalence rates for most risk behaviors varied by demographic variables. Smoking, drinking, and sexual intercourse clustered among both…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Dietetics, Drinking, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBross, Michael H.; Spellicy, Martin J. – Journal of School Health, 1994
Describes a community-based safety belt promotional program held at 10 public high schools. Safety belt assemblies, which created vivid crash images, were conducted using police officers, ambulance personnel, people with paraplegia, and athletes. Incentives were awarded to buckled students over 10 weeks. The program resulted in increased safety…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, High School Students
Peer reviewedHendricks, Charlotte M.; Reichert, Ann – Journal of School Health, 1996
Reports a survey that documented the health and safety behaviors of parents of children in Head Start programs. Nearly all parents reported using car seats, teaching handwashing and pedestrian safety, and locking away medicine and alcohol. Sixty percent reported storing guns and bullets safely, possessing working fire extinguishers, and having…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Early Childhood Education
