Increasing Seat Belt Use Among African Americans A Public Health Perspective Presentation by Dr....

Increasing Seat Belt Use Among African Americans

A Public Health Perspective

Presentation by Dr. Otis Cosby

9th Annual Summer Public Health Videoconference on Minority Health

Meharry-State Farm Alliance

“United in the Drive to Save Lives”

Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives"

Meharry Medical College 1999 Study

• Documented a disparity

• Save 1,300 lives

• Prevent 26,000 injuries

• Reduce costs by $2.6 billion


Blue Ribbon Panel

• U.S. Dept. of Transportation

• “Public Health Crisis”

• Recommendations

• Meharry-State Farm Alliance


Research • Wear It and Share It

– Focus Groups– Educational Intervention

• Database Analysis– MVOSS– FARS– Others


Alliance Process Model

Coalitions

Save Lives

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D

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DISSEMINATIONPROMOTION

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S

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A

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Save Lives

Behavior Change

Public Policy

Communities

Coalitions Stakeholders



Key Points

• Framework: Public Health

• Goal: Appropriate And Consistent Use - Always (AACUA)


Key Points

• Method: Law, Enforcement, Education (LEE)

• Evaluation: Process & Outcome


Primary vs. Secondary States“All The Time Seat Belt Use”

0

20

40

60

80

100

Primary SecondaryStates

Perc

ent

Use

Blacks Whites


Primary States

• AL, CA, CT, GA, HI, IA,

• IL, LA, MD, MI, NJ, NM,

• NY, NC, OK, OR, TX,

• WA, D.C., Puerto Rico


Seat Belt Use 2002Primary vs. Secondary

75

69

80

60

65

70

75

80

85

Type of Seat Belt Enforcement Law

Perc

ent U

se

All States

Secondary

Primary


High Stakes

The 2% Difference• 5.5 million new users• 500 lives saved• Reduce severity of 8,800

serious injuries• > $900 million in societal costs


Stakeholders

• NDA

• NMA

• NHTSA • NCBM


Stakeholders

• NBCSL • NOBLE • NACHC• HBCU• ON Wheels


Multi-City Evaluation Study

A Collaboration Between

• Meharry-State Farm Alliance • National Conference of Black

Mayors • National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration


Mini-Grant Recipients

• Detroit, MI

• Houston, TX

• Inglewood, CA

• Jackson, MS

• Rochester, NY

• Washington, D.C.


Multi-City Evaluation Study

• Process & Outcomes

• Coalitions

• Observations

• Web-Based


Educational Office Kit Pilot Project

• 2001 NDA & NMA Surveys

• 2002 NMA Preference Poll

• 2002 Physician & Dentist Focus Group


Educational Office Kit Pilot Project

• 2002 NDA, NDAF & NMA Leadership Meeting

• 2003 NMA Board of Trustees


Thin Line Between Life & Death


I Do, So Should You


Button & Sticker


Magnets


Educational Office Kit Cities – Secondary States

• Chicago, IL

• Jackson, MS

• Jacksonville, FL

• Little Rock, AR

• Nashville, TN


Conclusions

• Framework: Public Health

• Goal: AACUA

• Method: LEE

• Evaluation: P & O


Meharry Medical College Otis Cosby, MD, MSPH

615-321-2901

[email protected]

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