Citation

Weaver NL, Brixey SN, Williams J, Nansel TR. Health Promot. Pract. 2013; 14(2): 301-307.

Affiliation

1Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Society for Public Health Education, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1524839912457567

PMID

22991278

Abstract

Injuries involving motor vehicles continue to be the biggest threat to the safety of children. Although child safety seats (CSS) have been established as a central countermeasure in decreasing injury risk, the majority of parents do not use the correct car seat correctly. There are many challenges in promoting correct car seat use, which itself is a complex behavior. To advance this critical protective behavior, the public health community would benefit from clarifying CSS messaging, communicating clearly, and addressing the conflicting recommendations of product use. In this article, we present current challenges in promoting CSS use and draw on health communication and other fields to offer recommendations for future work in this area.

Language: en