Citation

Bulzacchelli MT, Gielen AC, Shields WC, McDonald EM, Frattaroli S. Fam. Community Health 2009; 32(2): 147-158.

Affiliation

Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. bulzacchelli@schoolph.umass.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0b013e31819947a6

PMID

19305213

Abstract

A mobile safety center (MSC) provided education and reduced-cost safety products to low-income urban families. We evaluated uptake of this service under 3 different conditions, and safety-related knowledge and behavior associated with visiting the MSC among 210 families. Utilization varied widely under the 3 different conditions. At follow-up, MSC visitors scored slightly higher on a knowledge test than nonvisitors and improved more in reported car safety seat use, but did not differ in observed safety product use. This study provides very modest evidence of a positive impact of the MSC when its services are provided at a community health center.

Language: en