Citation

Mendoza JA, Watson K, Chen TA, Baranowski T, Nicklas TA, Uscanga DK, Hanfling MJ. Health Place 2012; 18(1): 24-30.

Affiliation

USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, 1100 Bates St, Houston, TX 77030-2600, USA; Academic General Pediatrics, 6701 Fannin St, Suite 1540, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Suite 45A, Houston TX 77030, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.07.004

PMID

22243904

PMCID

PMC3259456

Abstract

Walking school buses (WSB) increased children's physical activity, but impact on pedestrian safety behaviors (PSB) is unknown. We tested the feasibility of a protocol evaluating changes to PSB during a WSB program. Outcomes were school-level street crossing PSB prior to (Time 1) and during weeks 4-5 (Time 2) of the WSB. The protocol collected 1252 observations at Time 1 and 2548 at Time 2. Mixed model analyses yielded: intervention schoolchildren had 5-fold higher odds (p<0.01) of crossing at the corner/crosswalk but 5-fold lower odds (p<0.01) of stopping at the curb. The protocol appears feasible for documenting changes to school-level PSB.

Language: en