Beyond helmet use: enhancing fit and safety in a youth bicycling program
This study provides evidence that a school-based intervention, particularly when enhanced with a parental component, may improve aspects of helmet fit among youth cyclists. Future interventions should consider tailoring strategies by sex and target specific aspects of helmet fit, not just usage.
Authors
- Ryan Dusil
- Stephanie Jansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2721-2380)
- Gilsu Pae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2980-5518)
- Amir Ghanbari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6796-7388)
- Jodie M. Plumert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2150-7922)
- Cara Hamann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8916-7285)
- Corinne Peek‐Asa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9472-2538)
- Joseph E. Cavanaugh
- Steven Spears (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-3459)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Office of International Affairs (US)
- Hologic (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Traffic Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2025.2595674
- Primary Topic
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00