Implementation and early outcomes of a peer-led traffic safety initiative for high school students.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses
Abstract
Compared with other age groups, teenagers have the lowest rate of safety belt use. We sought to determine whether an ongoing, student-led initiative would be effective in increasing safety belt use among high school students compared with another school in which the intervention did not take place. At the intervention school, there was a statistically significant increase of 15% in observed safety belt use and evidence of increased knowledge regarding proper safety belt use. High schools can be effective in changing the traffic safety behaviors of its students.
First Page
94
Last Page
101
DOI
10.1097/JTN.0b013e318256296a
Publication Date
4-1-2012
Recommended Citation
Wermert AM, Mehl A, Opalek JM, Shaffer LE. Implementation and early outcomes of a peer-led traffic safety initiative for high school students. J Trauma Nurs. 2012 Apr-Jun;19(2):94-101. doi: 10.1097/JTN.0b013e318256296a. PMID: 22673076.