Traffic Safety
Traffic crashes are one of the major causes of death and injury in the United States. EDC conducts several projects aimed at reducing the risks of this public health issue, including many designed to help hard to reach populations like children and non-English speakers. Among the resources developed by EDC are Web sites, reports, and newsletters.
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Children’s Safety
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The Children's Safety Network (CSN) works with state agencies to develop and implement injury and violence prevention programs. The site has an extensive collection of resources related to traffic safety issues.
Visit the CSN Web site and view their resources related to traffic safety issues (scroll down to Traffic Injuries). 
Seated for Safety is a report from EDC that assesses the content, availability, accuracy, and appropriateness of U.S. child passenger safety educational materials for the general public, and identified important gaps in these materials.
Read a feature article about Seated for Safety.
Download a copy of the report from the AAA Foundation Web site. |
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Preventing Drinking and Driving on Campus
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Prepared by the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, Safe Lanes on Campus describes policies and programs currently being used by campuses throughout the United States to address driving under the influence of alcohol by college students of all ages and alcohol use by college students under the legal drinking age.
Read a feature article about and download a copy of Safe Lanes on Campus. |
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Traffic Safety Collaborations
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Paving the Road to Health Together: Case Studies of Interagency Collaboration is a publication prepared by EDC that explores how organizations involved in public health issues can collaborate with non-traditional partners on traffic safety initiatives.
Read more about Paving the Road to Health Together: Case Studies of Interagency Collaboration and download a copy of it from EDC’s publications database.
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Latino Outreach
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Latinos in the United States are at higher risk for traffic-related injuries compared to the general population. The Education in Traffic Safety/Educación de seguridad en el tránsito project aims to reduce these disparities by fostering the development of effective educational materials in Spanish. The project is producing guidelines for developing traffic safety materials that are culturally and linguistically appropriate for Spanish-speaking audiences.
Learn more about this project on the AAA Foundation Web site.
Ninos Atras/Kids to the Back was a community-based program in Holyoke, Massachusetts, designed to educate the community about the importance of seating children in the rear of the car.
Read an article from EDC’s report series, Mosaic, about this project.
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