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Readiness for Community-based Bicycle Helmet Use Programs

A Study Using Community-and Individual-level Readiness Models

Itsumi Kakefuda

Colorado State University, USA, kakefuda{at}lamar.colostate.edu

Lorann Stallones

Colorado State University, USA

Julie Gibbs

Colorado State University, USA

Understanding community context is as important to develop effective community-based injury prevention programs as assessing attitudes and behaviors among individuals. Readiness of a community toward community efforts to promote bicycle helmet use and of individuals to use bicycle helmets were examined in a northern Colorado town in the United States, using a semi-qualitative approach. Community readiness and individual readiness to prevent injuries through use of bicycle helmets differed across groups. The findings provide a better understanding of interactions between community perceptions and individual attitudes and behaviors. Further, target groups for improving bicycle helmet use were identified.

Key Words: bicycle helmet promotion • community-based research • Community Readiness Model • Stages of Change Model • traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 5, 639-643 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308090935
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