 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Danice Cook, BA1, Leslie Mikkelsen, MPH, RD1, Larry Cohen, MSW1, Toni Gantz, BS1, and Manal J. Aboelata, MPH2. (1) Prevention Institute, 265 29th Street, Oakland, CA 94611, 510-444-7738, danice@preventioninstitute.org, (2) Department of Family Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90095
People of color are disproportionately represented in motor vehicle crashes compared to European-Americans. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-24 year old African Americans and the second leading cause of death for Latinos in the same age group. Although African American and Latino male youth travel fewer vehicle miles than their white counterparts, they are nearly twice as likely to die in a motor vehicle crash.
Therefore, Prevention Institute initiated the Youth Educational Program (YEP) aimed at reducing disparities in the incidence of impaired driving and seat belt use by African-American, Latino, and Native-American youth in California. As a first step in program design Prevention Institute conducted a scan of the research literature and interviewed practitioners on effective interventions to increase seatbelt usage and decrease the incidents of impaired driving.
This presentation will present our findings related to traffic safety and youth of color and describe intervention options practitioners can utilize to increase seatbelt usage and decrease the incidents of impaired driving.
Learning Objectives:
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Handout (.pdf format, 111.7 kb)