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Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries: Evidence of Effectiveness from Systematic Reviews
Motor vehicle-related injuries kill more children and young adults than any other single cause in the United States.
More than 41,000 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes each year, and crash injuries result in about 500,000 hospitalizations and four million emergency department visits annually. The economic burden of motor vehicle-related deaths and injuries is also enormous, costing the United States more than $150 billion each year.
The American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) recently released a special supplement containing systematic reviews and
Strength of Evidence Scale |
Recommended (strong evidence)
Recommended Insufficient Evidence to Recommend Effectiveness |
recommendations regarding 13 community-based interventions to reduce motor vehicle-related injuries and deaths. The Guide to Community Preventive Services. Reducing Injuries to Motor Vehicle Occupants: Systematic Reviews of Evidence, Recommendations from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services, and Expert Commentary highlights results from systematic reviews of scientific literature on interventions to decrease alcohol-impaired driving, increase the use of child safety seats, and increase use of safety belts. The Task Force on Community Preventive Services, an independent, nonfederal panel of community health experts, issued their recommendations, based on demonstrated evidence of effectiveness from the reviews coordinated by CDC.
An overview and descriptions of the interventions are available on the Community Guide web site.
This AJPM issue is the third in a series of supplements on the effectiveness of public health interventions. In 2002, these will be compiled into the Guide to Community Preventive Services, a resource for policymakers and public health practitioners. The findings can be used to support or expand local motor vehicle injury prevention programs and to promote the adoption, maintenance, or strengthening of state or national traffic safety laws. To learn more about the Guide to Community Preventive Services, go to www.thecommunityguide.org.
Interventions to Reduce Alcohol-Impaired Driving |
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Sobriety Checkpoints |
Recommended (strong evidence) |
“Zero Tolerance” Laws for Young Drivers |
Recommended (sufficient evidence) |
Reducing Legal Blood Alcohol Concentration to 0.08% |
Recommended (strong evidence) |
Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws |
Recommended (strong evidence) |
Server Intervention Training Programs (Face-to-Face Instruction with Management Support) |
Recommended (sufficient evidence) |
Mass Media Campaigns to Reduce Alcohol-Impaired Driving (Under Certain Conditions) |
Recommended (strong evidence) |
School-Based Health Promotion Programs |
Recommended to
Reduce Riding with a Drinking Driver (sufficient evidence) Insufficient Evidence for Reducing Drinking and Driving |
Designated Driver Promotion Programs | Insufficient Evidence |
Multifaceted Community-Based Programs | Recommended (strong evidence) |
Ignition Interlock Programs for Convicted Offenders | Review Pending |
Child Safety Seat Use Laws |
Recommended (strong evidence) |
Community-Wide Information + Enhanced Enforcement Campaigns: |
Recommended (sufficient evidence) |
Distribution + Education Programs: |
Recommended (strong evidence) |
Incentive + Education Programs: |
Recommended (sufficient evidence) |
Education-Only Programs | Insufficient Evidence |
Interventions to Increase the Use of Safety Belts |
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Safety Belt Use Laws |
Recommended (strong evidence) |
Primary Enforcement Laws (Versus Secondary Enforcement Laws) |
Recommended (strong evidence) |
Enhanced Enforcement Programs |
Recommended (strong evidence) |
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