A multiyear assessment of a hospital-school program to promote teen motor vehicle safety

Unni, Purnima; Estrada, Cristina M.; Chung, Dai H.; Riley, Emily B.; Worsley-Hynd, Lesley; Stinson, Neil

doi:10.1097/ta.0000000000001521

A multiyear assessment of a hospital-school program to promote teen motor vehicle safety

BACKGROUND Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teen drivers. The main goal of this program was to reduce texting while driving among high school teens through a unique peer-generated anti-texting campaign. METHODS The program consisted of two phases. In phase 1, student lea…