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NACHRI Networking Lunch Safe Kids Worldwide Leadership Conference October 16, 2008

NACHRI Networking Lunch Safe Kids Worldwide Leadership Conference October 16, 2008 Beverly Miller, MEd. Background. What We Know Motor vehicle injury remains the leading cause of death for children in the US

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NACHRI Networking Lunch Safe Kids Worldwide Leadership Conference October 16, 2008

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  1. NACHRI Networking Lunch Safe Kids Worldwide Leadership Conference October 16, 2008 Beverly Miller, MEd

  2. Background What We Know • Motor vehicle injury remains the leading cause of death for children in the US • Ample evidence supports the use of appropriate restraints for each age, size, and developmental stage • Children in rural communities are at particularly high risk What We Don’t Know • How can we increase booster seat use to comply with best practices and/or state laws? • Can motor vehicle safety be incorporated into existing community-based activities? • Can a low-cost intervention be implemented in rural and small towns where there are limited resources for safety interventions?

  3. Why a Baseball Connection ? • Small towns and rural areas • Compact time frame • Established gathering of target population • Crosses gender, race, income • Coaches recognized as leaders with best interest of children • Injury prevention is already incorporated in baseball programs

  4. Theoretical Constructs

  5. Current Study • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding • 3 year project • Goal: To test effectiveness of model • Non-randomized, control trial • Sample: ~2,000 children < 15 years and ~2,200 adults • Restraint will be assessed and corrected for ~ 1,000 children

  6. Study Sites

  7. PY 1 Accomplishments • Version 1 of implementation guide produced • Evaluation protocols developed and approved • AR pilot community went from 0 CPS technicians to 6 technicians with permanent fitting station • Meeting of national sites in September 2007

  8. Preliminary Results

  9. Preliminary Results

  10. Plans for sustainability • Continue as a service project • Replication: other sports, activities • Implementation package to include tailored materials, implementation guide

  11. The Starting Line Up • Little Rock: Mary E. Aitken, MD MPH, Principal Investigator Beverly Miller, MEd, Project Director Byron Anderson, BS, Coordinator Hope Mullins, MPH, Research Associate • Birmingham: Kathy Monroe, MD, Co-Investigator Bill King, PhD, Co-Investigator Marie Crew and Julie Cole Farmer, Safe Kids Coordinators • Indianapolis: Tres Scherer, MD, Co-Investigator Joe O’Neil, MD, Co-Investigator Dawn Daniels, DNS, RN, Site Coordinator • Peoria: John Hafner, MD, Co-Investigator Yvette Whitehurst, Site Coordinator

  12. Credits to Original Team

  13. For More Information Beverly Miller, MEd Associate Director of Research Injury Prevention Center Arkansas Children’s Hospital 800 Marshall St. Slot 512-26 Little Rock, AR 72202 501-364-2470 millerbeverlyk@uams.edu Byron Anderson, BS Coordinator, Strike Out Child Passenger Injury Injury Prevention Center Arkansas Children’s Hospital 800 Marshall St., Slot 512-26 Little Rock, AR 72202 501-364-3397 andersonbyronl@uams.edu

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