V A Dantas Melo, J R Santos Silva, R La Corte
Use of mosquito repellents to protect against Zika virus infection among pregnant women in Brazil
Public health
validation program effectiveness essential justifying schoolbased injury prevention education although risk watch rw targets burn fire life safety effectiveness previously evaluated medical literature 2007 2012 trained fire service public educator fspe taught rw second grade students one public school district curriculum delivered 30minute segments 9 consecutive weeks via presentations safety smoke house trailer modelsized hazard house student workbook parent letters written pretest pt given rw started posttest pt1 given immediately rw second posttest pt2 administered students following school year ranging 12 13 months pt students complete pt least one posttest excluded comparisons made paired ttest analysis variance regression analysis 183 87 excluded missing tests 1926 remaining students scored significantly higher p 0001 pt1 mean 148 pt2 mean 147 pt mean 121 1 fspe 36 school teachers class size ranging 10 27 mean 214 class size predictive test score improvement r 0 analysis variance showed individual teachers trended toward influence 6year prospective study demonstrated rw program delivered fspe effectively increased shortterm knowledge longterm retention firelife safety early elementary students collaborative partnerships critical preserving community injury prevention education programs