A community-based programme for the prevention of burns and scalds to preschool children
The evaluation and description of a programme designed to reduce thermal injuries in the home to children under 5 which was trialed with 7 groups of caregivers. The programme was pictorially based and delivered by community educators in the first language of the participants. Selected participants were interviewed 3 months after the sessions about safety changes they had made in their homes. The results were very encouraging of this model of community education.
Record #:
3526
Date:
1998
Format:
Journal Article
Author:
Harre, Niki;Polzer-Debruyne, Andrea
Corp:
Department of Psychology, University of Auckland
Source:
Early Child Development and Care
Citation:
(142)98
Issue pages:
9-22
Keywords:
THERMAL INJURY;THERMAL INJURIES;BURNS;SCALDS;COMMUNITY BASED PREVENTION;EVALUATION;PARENT EDUCATION;PROGRAMMES;BARRIERS
Identity:
NZ
Location:
f
Class:
E331
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