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Pediatric emergency department visits for pedestrian injuries in relation to the enactment of Complete Streets policy
Frontiers in public health, v 11
21 Aug 2023
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Abstract
Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the rate of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for pedestrian injuries in relation to the enactment of the Complete Streets policy. Methods The National Complete Streets policies were codified by county and associated with each hospital's catchment area and date of enactment. Pedestrian injury-related ED visits were identified across 40 children's hospitals within the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) from 2004 to 2014. We calculated the proportion of the PHIS hospitals' catchment areas covered by any county policy. We used a generalized linear model to assess the impact of the proportion of the policy coverage on the rate of pedestrian injury-related ED visits. Results The proportion of the population covered by Complete Streets policies increased by 23.9%, and pedestrian injury rates at PHIS hospitals decreased by 29.8% during the study period. After controlling for years, pediatric ED visits for pedestrian injuries did not change with increases in the PHIS catchment population with enacted Complete Streets policies. Conclusion After accounting for time trends, Complete Streets policy enactment was not related to observed changes in ED visits for pedestrian injuries at PHIS hospitals.
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- Title
- Pediatric emergency department visits for pedestrian injuries in relation to the enactment of Complete Streets policy
- Creators
- Jordee M. WellsHonggang YiJingzhen YangStephen J. MooneyAlex QuistbergJulie C. Leonard
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in public health, v 11
- Publisher
- Frontiers
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001057797300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85169704218
- Other Identifier
- 991021049052804721
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