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Adolescent Health and Safety
By Juliet L. Hatcher, M.P.H., and Juliet Scarpa
TABLE 1 TABLE 2 TABLE 3 TABLE 4 TABLE 5 TABLE 6 TABLE 7
Tobacco Use Physical Activity and Nutrition Sleep Dental Health Unintentional Injuries: Motor Vehicles Unintentional Injuries: Bicycles Occupational Injuries
Adolescent Health and Safety

  Experimental Research Studies Non-Experimental Research Studies
Unintentional Injuries, Risk Behaviors and Safety Habits-Bicycle-related

- Bicycle helmet giveaway programs as stand-alone efforts, not incorporated as one component of a broader bicycle helmet promotion effort.

Individual Level
- Increase bicycle helmet use, via the approaches detailed in this table.

- Implement multi-component bicycle helmet education programs that include components such as education in bicycle safety and in the importance of helmets, distribution of coupons for use toward a helmet purchase, and events designed to raise awareness regarding bicycle helmets.

Family and Peer Level
- Promote bicycle helmet use among parents and peers.

Policy Level
- Implement bicycle helmet laws [extent of enforcement and public awareness of the law may be important].


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