BiancaMahomes,CPSTTweenPassengerSafetyCoordinator

InjuryPreventionCenterArkansasChildren’sHospitaland

UniversityofArkansasforMedicalSciences

TWEENSCLICKITFORSAFETY!

Whatisatween?TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)definesatweenasayouththatis8-14yearsinage.

Background•  Motorvehiclecrashes(MVC)aretheleadingcauseofdeathintweens

•  Twotweensarekilledeveryday

•  Overhalfareunrestrained

Source:NHTSA,TrafficSafetyFactsChildren,February2018CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,2019

ProgramGoals•  Increaseseatbeltuse•  Reducefrontseatriding•  Engagestudents,teachers,andparents

Whyisthisprogramworthstealing?•  Lackofprovenstrategiesfortweens

•  Developedwithevidencebasedtheories

•  Peerled

Results

Datafromthefirstsemesterofourpilotindicatesthat…

SpecialthankstoFundingby:ArkansasStatePolice,HighwaySafetyOfficeInjuryPreventionCenterteam:MaryAitken,MDMPHBeverlyMiller,MEdHopeMullins,MPHHollyTerry,CPSTI