ALCOHOL AND HIGHWAY SAFETY IN A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is promoting program activities that stress community-level involvement in problems of alcohol and highway use. The public health approach to the mortality and morbidity resulting from alcohol use and motor vehicle operation, entails examining and promoting those activities that address human factors. Among the activities promoted by NHTSA, is TEAM (Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management) which is a cooperative effort representing entertainment, insurance, vehicle manufacturer, and other organizations and agencies building community coalitions. The Center for Disease Control is establishing research and collaborating centers to stimulate studies and exchange information on injury-related research. Alcohol countermeasures programs include training for law enforcement and legal officials, technology development efforts, and changes in laws applied to use of alcohol and other drugs. Outreach and networking activities have encouraged the initiation and coordination of community level groups active in promoting highway safety with regard to the use of alcohol. Statistical method changes are being discussed for surveillance of motor vehicle-related injuries for Health Objectives for the Nation for the Year 2000.

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• Authors:
  • Dickman, F B
• Publication Date: 1988-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 653-658
• Serial:
  • Public Health Reports
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: U.S. Public Health Service
  • ISSN: 0090-2918
  • Serial URL: http://www.publichealthreports.org/index.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Community action programs; Countermeasures; Drugs; Fatalities; Highway safety; Injuries; Laws; Public health; Research; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement; Training
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mortality rates
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00482580
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 498
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM