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Annotation: This report presents recommendations and a national call to action to improve the safety of community streets and roads. The authors compare the relative safety of pedestrians in different states and metropolitan areas, factoring in measurable changes in walking danger during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include the most dangerous places to walk; street design; the characteristics of dangerous roads; and impact on vulnerable populations, including older adults, communities of color, and low-income neighborhoods.

Contact: Smart Growth America, 1707 L Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 207-3355 Web Site: http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Injury prevention, Motor vehicle accidents, Pedestrians, Resources for professionals, Risk assessment, Risk factors, Safety, State initiatives, Traffic safety, Transportation, Walking

Annotation: This report from the CDC used data from the 2019 YRBS (Youth Risk Behavior Survey), given to students in grades 9-12. Students self-report the risks they take while in a motor vehicle, such as texting while driving, driving after drinking, or not wearing a seatbelt; survey data is available for the overall study population and by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, and sexual orientation. Color illustrations, tables and links to the survey data are available.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636 Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov

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Keywords: Adolescents, Distracted driving, Impaired driving, Motor vehicle accidents, Risk taking, Seat belts, Traffic safety

Annotation: The objective of this research was to examine the relationship between the timing of physiological development in adolescence and three risk-taking behaviors: Sexual activity, substance use, and accident-related behavior. The underlying hypothesis was that the timing of physiological maturation predisposes adolescents to engage in certain risk-taking behaviors which fulfill critical developmental needs (both psychosocial and psychological) during the second decade of life. Specific psychosocial changes occur along with biological maturation and are associated with adolescent risk-taking behaviors. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB95-208633.

Keywords: Accidents, Adolescents, Data Collection, High risk adolescents, Injury Prevention, Puberty, Substance Abuse, Violence

Annotation: The purpose of the Childhood Injury Reduction Project (CHIRP) was to assume leadership in the development of a system by which data concerning fatal and nonfatal childhood injuries would be compiled, analyzed, reported, and ultimately used in the development of prevention strategies. The overall goal was to have a system in place by which childhood injury data were reported to a central agency by September 1991. Toward this goal, two impact objectives were developed: (1) A statewide surveillance system was to be established by September 1991 to provide a data base on childhood injury; and (2) a coalition of agencies and associations with interest in childhood injury was to be formed by September 1990 to focus on the problem and provide input into the development of the project. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB93-145985.

Keywords: Accidents, Burns, Children, Data Collection, Information Systems, Injuries, Injury Prevention, Morbidity, Mortality, Poisons, Safety, Seat Belts/Restraints for Children

Annotation: This project developed an intervention program aimed at reducing the risky driving of new adolescent drivers, focusing particularly on risky situations involving use of alcohol by new drivers. The project exposed more than 300 adolescents of pre-driving age to a new prevention module aimed at reducing driving while intoxicated (DWI). The module was introduced in traffic safety classes, and the concepts and skills were reinforced in the classroom at 6, 12, and 18 months. The curriculum used an interactive teaching method focused on risk identification and skill instruction to avoid situations leading to DWI. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB93-199198.

Keywords: Accidents, Adolescents, Counseling Injury prevention, Substance Abuse

Annotation: This is the report of a World Health Organization advisory group that focused on methods of fact-finding and objective analyses as a means of developing accident prevention programs. The report discusses various data-collection approaches; methods of grouping factual information; and the need for morbidity data to complement mortality statistics. The various circumstances and causes of accidents (social, physical and environmental, and mental) and preventive measures (education, engineering, regulation, and law enforcement) are briefly outlined.

Contact: World Health Organization, 20, Avenue Appia, Geneva, Switzerland , Telephone: (+ 41 22) 791 21 11 Fax: (+ 41 22) 791 3111 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.who.int/en

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Keywords: Accidents, Children, Data collection, Injury prevention, Methods, Prevention programs, Statistical analysis, Statistics, World health