Evaluation of a Community Bicycle Helmet Promotion Campaign: What Works and Why

Schneider, Margaret; Ituarte, Philip; Stokols, Daniel

doi:10.4278/0890-1171-7.4.281

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“…DiGuiseppi, Rivara, Koepsell, and Polissar found that a community-wide campaign in Seattle, Washington, increased parental and child awareness of the need for helmets and increased helmet use (as cited in Stanken, 2000). A study in Irvine, California, also found that community-wide campaigns significantly increase helmet use (Schneider, Ituarte, & Stokols, 1993). Emergency room nurses developed a community-wide educational campaign in Florida prior to implementation of bicycle helmet legislation and found that bicycle helmet use increased, especially among 7- to 12-year-old children (Borglund, Hayes, & Eckes, 1999).…”

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“…School nurses can include families, community members, and community resources in educational interventions. For example, it is noted that parents who are knowledgeable about injury and accident statistics associated with bicycle riding are more inclined to encourage helmet use in their children (Schneider et al, 1993). Therefore, teaching strategies should include sharing information with parents.…”

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“…Because most parents are unaware of the mortality and morbidity statistics associated with bicycle injuries, recommendations from the literature review conclude that educational material and counseling to parents regarding bicycle safety and helmet practices should be incorporated into educational interventions (Schneider, Ituarte, & Stokols, 1993). Hendrickson and Becker (2000) found that parental beliefs, values, and Pender, 1996, p. 67. perceptions influenced bicycle helmet use in children.…”

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A Bicycle Safety Education Program for Parents of Young Children

Lohse

2003

The Journal of School Nursing

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This study examined parental perceptions of the benefits and barriers to bicycle helmet use and their level of knowledge about bicycle safety issues. A school-based bicycle safety education program was taught to first- and second-grade students in a rural/suburban school district by a graduate nursing student. Pender's Health Promotion Model was the theoretical framework used to guide this research study. A parent Bicycle Helmet Questionnaire (BHQ) developed by the author was the tool used to gather data. The study determined that parents of children in schools that received the educational intervention prior to completing the questionnaire had significantly higher knowledge level scores and that the majority of parents were in favor of bicycle helmet legislation for children. The implications from this research study include the importance of bicycle safety education interventions for students and parents and the need to implement bicycle helmet legislation.

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A Bicycle Safety Education Program for Parents of Young Children

Lohse

2003

The Journal of School Nursing

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“…Such advice has been shown to increase the likelihood of bicycle helmet ownership for children. 9 Responsibility for strengthening individual knowledge and skills need not be limited to physicians and human service professionals. Bicycle sales people can demonstrate how to properly fit a helmet for optimum safety.…”

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Jess F Kraus

1999

Inj Prev

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Objective-The purpose of this paper is to describe the "spectrum of prevention", a framework for developing multifaceted approaches to injury prevention. The value of the tool is that it can help practitioners develop and structure comprehensive initiatives. Methods-The spectrum is comprised of six inter-related action levels: (1) strengthening individual knowledge and skills, (2) promoting community education, (3) educating providers, (4) fostering coalitions and networks, (5) changing organizational practices, and (6) influencing policy and legislation. Activities at each of these levels have the potential to support each other and promote overall community health and safety. Conclusions-The spectrum of prevention is a tool which can help practitioners and policy leaders move beyond a primarily educational approach to achieve broad community goals through injury prevention strategies that include policy development. This framework has been endorsed and applied in a variety of disciplines, however it has not been formally evaluated, a process that could clarify the scope of its eVectiveness.

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“…Bicycle related injuries are a major cause of death and disability in children under 18 years of age. In the US, traffic related bicycle mishaps accounted for approximately 580 000 emergency department visits, 23 000 hospital admissions, and over 800 deaths every year between 1987 and 1991.'…”

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