OCCUPANT PROTECTION AS A PRIORITY IN NATIONAL EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HEALTH

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 34 and cost our nation almost 57 billion dollars a year. Fortunately, many of the fatalities and serious injuries in motor vehicle accidents are preventable through proper and consistent safety belt and child safety seat use. Surprisingly, 80% to 90% of Americans rarely use safety belts, clearly making this one of the most significant public health problems. Increasing awareness of the importance of, and potential solution for this problem has led to integrating issues about motor vehicle trauma prevention into today's public health agenda. Efforts by federal health agencies are beginning to impact motor vehicle trauma reduction, but the involvement of public health workers at all levels is necessary for success.

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  John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • McGinnis, J M
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 127-131
• Serial:
  • Health Education Quarterly
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0195-8402

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Awareness; Child restraint systems; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Occupant protection devices; Prevention; Public health; Reduction (Chemistry); Strategic planning; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Occupant protection
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450639
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 894
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM