TY - JOUR
T1 - Walksafe keeps walking for 15 years
T2 - A program review
AU - Delouche, Sabine
AU - Ballesteros, Cristina
AU - Flores, Daniela
AU - Pomares, Bryan
AU - Hotz, Gillian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Public Health Association Inc.. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death among children aged 5 to 14 years. The WalkSafe program was developed in response to the number of children admitted to Miami–Dade County, Florida, level-1 trauma centers. WalkSafe was piloted in an initially high-risk neighborhood, which now exhibits a low density of pedestrian crashes. Following countywide implementation of WalkSafe, trauma data exhibit a 78% decrease in pediatric injuries. This article provides a 15-year review of WalkSafe and its role in decreasing pediatric pedestrian injuries in Miami–Dade County. Every year, an alarming number of child pedestrians are injured on the nation’s roadways. In Miami–Dade County, Florida, the WalkSafe program aims to reduce pediatric injury through targeted education and multitiered collaboration with community partners.
AB - Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death among children aged 5 to 14 years. The WalkSafe program was developed in response to the number of children admitted to Miami–Dade County, Florida, level-1 trauma centers. WalkSafe was piloted in an initially high-risk neighborhood, which now exhibits a low density of pedestrian crashes. Following countywide implementation of WalkSafe, trauma data exhibit a 78% decrease in pediatric injuries. This article provides a 15-year review of WalkSafe and its role in decreasing pediatric pedestrian injuries in Miami–Dade County. Every year, an alarming number of child pedestrians are injured on the nation’s roadways. In Miami–Dade County, Florida, the WalkSafe program aims to reduce pediatric injury through targeted education and multitiered collaboration with community partners.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304786
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304786
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30496004
AN - SCOPUS:85066463486
VL - 109
SP - 116
EP - 118
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
SN - 0090-0036
IS - 1
ER -