Citation

Pankratz C, Warda L, Piotrowski C. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016; 13(7): e13070658.

Affiliation

Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. caroline.piotrowski@umanitoba.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph13070658

PMID

27399749

Abstract

Motor vehicle collisions and bicycle collisions and falls are a leading cause of death by preventable injury for children. In order to design, implement and evaluate campaigns and programs aimed at improving child safety, accurate surveillance is needed. This paper examined the challenges that confront efforts to collect surveillance data relevant to child traffic safety, including observation, interview, and focus group methods. Strategies to address key challenges in order to improve the efficiency and accuracy of surveillance methods were recommended. The potential for new technology to enhance existing surveillance methods was also explored.

Language: en