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Articles for coalition newsletters, guest editorials, press releases, letters to the editor, technical assistance with coalition development, Family Health and Safety Days—there are many avenues for educating others about the benefits of seat belt use. Three programs are proving effective for the Meharry-State Farm Alliance in educating different audiences: families, teen drivers, and the medical community.
Teen Service-Learning Project
Reaching teens
The Alliance team has worked with 21 schools in 8 states in the Teen Service-Learning Project, plus the Jackson, Miss., school system and schools in Nashville and Memphis, Tenn. Teens are making great strides in reaching other teens about seat belt safety in their communities. Read more...
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Reaching the under-served
Car seat checks and training of certified technicians have been the focus of the Middle Tennessee Child Passenger Safety Center at Meharry. The center has established 42 check points in Middle Tennessee, which have distributed thousands of seats and taught hundreds of parents how to install their children's seats correctly. Read more...
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Health-care provider education
Reaching the community
Through education of health-care providers, the Alliance aims to make seat belt and child passenger safety top-of-mind public health issues, similar to smoking cessation and driving under the influence. Test results of education programs in multiple cities show that almost 300 participants gained greater knowledge of child passenger safety, which may translate to greater emphasis in doctor-patient relationships.
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