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Emily Rauscher; Greer Mellon; Susanna Loeb – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
The academic and economic benefits of school spending are well-established, but focusing on these outcomes may underestimate the full social benefits of school spending. Recent increases in U.S. child mortality are driven by injuries and raise questions about what types of social investments could reduce child deaths. We use close school district…
Descriptors: School Taxes, Expenditure per Student, Mortality Rate, Youth
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Seegert, Sara; Meehan, Taylor D.; Veres, Regina A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021
In-person safety programs for pre-kindergarten children were not able to go on in their usual way during the summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While some communities opted to cancel the programs, one organization in Northwest Ohio chose to reformat it, knowing that this education is a critical introduction to lifelong safety habits.…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Preschool Children, Pandemics, COVID-19
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Alemagno, Sonia A.; Niles, Sheila A.; Shaffer-King, Peggy; Miller, William J. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2008
There is concern that parents under stress may not be effective in promoting health and preventing injury in young children, but research in this area has been limited. To explore this issue, a study was conducted to look at the relationship between self-reported parenting stress and actions taken to promote health and to prevent injury in…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Accident Prevention, Injuries, Disadvantaged Youth
Whisman, Robert W. – 1971
The key position in any student transportation system is that of school bus driver. The driver's responsibilities are such that a specific program of school bus driver education becomes a necessity. A review of the literature reveals that no studies pertaining to school bus driver education have been made. This thesis documents the history and…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Driver Education, Educational Finance, Employment Practices
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1978
Designed to present the history and state-of-the-art of the moped (motorized bicycle) in Ohio and in the other states, to analyze the issues that have arisen regarding the moped and its impact on traffic safety, and to offer suggestions for future action, this report begins with a description of the current moped situation. The second section…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Environmental Influences, Equipment Standards, Federal Regulation
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Desai, Anand; You, Min-Bong – Evaluation Review, 1992
Effects of Ohio's mandatory seat belt law on seat belt use, number of car accidents, and number of fatal and severe injuries were evaluated for January 1982 through March 1988. The monthly average number of accident victims was 2,002. Implications for public policy formulation and implementation are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Evaluation Methods, Mathematical Models, Policy Formation
Swami, Piyush – Science Education in Ohio, 1986
Summarizes a survey of the condition of high school science laboratories in the greater Cincinnati area (N=36). Reports safety measures undertaken for fire and burn and eye and face protection, waste disposal, storage facilities, and ventilation. Offers suggestions and plans for enriching safety education programs for teachers. (ML)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Fire Protection, Hazardous Materials, Laboratory Equipment
Edgar, S. Keith – 1976
This packet contains both a teacher's guide and a student activity book designed to help adult students learn about health and family living. Both booklets cover the following topics: health in the home, safety in the home (safety tips concerning children, tips on indoor safety, first aid), helping children with school activities, leisure time and…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy