Helmet Wearing Among Users of a Public Bicycle-Sharing Program in the District of Columbia and Comparable Riders on Personal Bicycles

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ID11031365
AutoresJohn D Kraemer (0000-0002-8769-3393, John D. Kraemer is with the Department of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC. Jason S. Roffenbender is with the Department of Human Science, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies. Laura Anderko is the Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values Based Health Care, Georgetown University School of Nursing and...), Jason S Roffenbender (John D. Kraemer is with the Department of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC. Jason S. Roffenbender is with the Department of Human Science, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies. Laura Anderko is the Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values Based Health Care, Georgetown University School of Nursing and...), Laura Anderko (0000-0002-1818-8537, John D. Kraemer is with the Department of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC. Jason S. Roffenbender is with the Department of Human Science, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies. Laura Anderko is the Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values Based Health Care, Georgetown University School of Nursing and...)
Año2012
Volumen102
Número8
Páginase23-e25
Fecha de publicación2012-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.300794
PMID22698021
PMCIDPMC3464854
OpenAlexW2135897038
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas8

Bicycle-sharing programs are increasingly popular and have the potential to increase physical activity and decrease air pollution, but anecdotal evidence suggests helmet use is lower among users of bicycle-sharing programs than cyclists on private bicycles. We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess helmet use among users of a bicycle-sharing program in Washington, DC. Helmet use was significantly lower among cyclists on shared bicycles than private bicycles, highlighting a need for targeted helmet promotion activities

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