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Prevalence and trends in Health Behaviours of young people
1. Prevalence's/ Trends
  1. In the 15-24 years age group, the leading cause of injury is motor vehicle accidents
  2. Young people labelled as 'risk takers'
  3. males aged between 15-24 years (drivers), Indigenous young people and young people living in rural and remote areas
  4. Speeding
    1. Peer Pressure
    2. Drug Use/ DUI
  5. Disobeying road rules
2. Biological, lifestyle, societal and environmental
Protective and risk factors relevant to young people
1. Protective
  1. 'Plates'
    1. Green P's
      1. Maximum Speed limit is 100km/h
    2. Red P's
      3. Only permitted to have one non family member in car past 11pm that are under 25
    3. Learners
      1. Must drive first 120 hours with a full lisensedsupervising driver
      2. Required to drive at least 20 hours of night driving before progressing
      3. Required to fill out a 'log book'
      4. Maximum Speed Limit is 90km/h
      5. No tolerance for alcohol or illicit drug consumption
      6. Touching a phone (eg text or video functions) is against the law
      7. Must clearly display the appropriate plates on the exterior of the vehicle
  2. Restriants
    1. Seatbelts
    2. Helmets
  3. Speed Cameras
  4. Safer Vehicles
  5. Speed Limitations
2. Risk
  1. Non- Modifiable
    1. Road Traffic
    2. Pedestrian Activity
    3. Cyclist Activity
    4. Gender
      1. Males are 27% more likely to crash in there first 3 years of driving compared to females
    5. Road Conditions
  2. Modifiable
    2. Drugs
      1. Smoking
      2. Peer Pressure
      3. Alcohol
        Binge Drinking
    3. Peers
    4. Speeding
      1. Peer Pressure
      2. Other motorist pressure
      3. In a rush
    5. Fatigue
      1. Lack of Sleep
      2. Dehydration
      3. Low Blood Pressure
      4. Stress
Determinants of health
1. Sociocultural
  1. Media
    1. Billboards
      1. Alerts drivers of dangers of speeding ,texting and calling.
    2. Radio Commercials
    3. Social Media
  2. Sponsorships
    1. Famous Sports Teams promoting healthy lifestyle choices
      1. Sydney Swans- 'Get your hand off it'
      2. Dandenong AFL team supporting no phones whilst driving
  3. 1. Facebook
    2. Twitter
    3. 'App Store'
  4. Family
    1. Education and Role Modelling
  5. Religion and Culture
    1. Spiritual Awareness- attending churches create sense of belonging and fellowship to young people
    2. Patterns of human activity can depict on the behaviours of young people driving
  6. Peers
2. Individual
  1. Mortality
  2. Morbility
  3. Disability and Chronic Injury
3. Socioeconomic
  1. Low Education
    1. Not educated in the importance of road safety
    2. Uneducated in the dangers of DUI
  2. Low Economic Status
    1. Disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to suffer from injuries that lead to hospitalisation and fatality
    2. Young people from low SES backgrounds are more likely to have older cars. These cars also tend to be less well maintained with less safety gear.
4. Environmental
  1. Technology
    1. •car manufacturers have improved car technology and incorporated safety features such as airbags, reverse cameras as standard
  2. Geographic Location
    1. Improved physical environments, such as dual lane highways and reduction of speed initiatives have positively impacted on road injury rates
    2. People working in rural areas are more at risk of motor vehicle related injuries as they are more exposed to dangerous machinery, such as four wheel motor bikes and tractors.
  3. Access to health
    1. Good health care can enable young people to have a reliable service when in need
Health Promotion approaches and strategies relevant to young people
1. TV Advertisements
  1. 'Yes Mum'
  2. Just Slow Down
  3. 'Reconstruction'
  4. Wipe off 5
  5. 'The Ride'
  6. Pictures of you
  7. 'Distractions'
  8. 'Get your hand off it'
  9. 'Plan B'
2. Non-Government Organisation
  1. Community Run Programs (taught in schools)
    1. 'Fit to Drive'
    2. RoadSafe; To reduce road deaths and injuries by supporting and encouraging partnerships between the motor industry and related companies, traffic engineers, the police, public health authorities and road safety
    3. Keys Please
    4. SpinChat
    5. Court Room Drama
    6. Looking after our mates
    7. Connecting the Dots
  2. Ausroads
  3. Institution for Road Safety
  4. NRMA
    1. Provide Australia with safer roads and transport.
3. Government Organisations
  1. Community Road Safety Grants program
    1. Localised road safety projects
    2. Funding
    3. Safe systems
    4. Applications
    5. Eligability
  2. Driver Reviver; The Driver Reviver program operates throughout Australia during school/university holidays and over long weekends to reduce fatigue-related crashes on our roads.
  3. Road and Maritime Services
  4. SWAP it don't STOP it
  5. Motor Accidents Authority
  6. Medicare
4. Community Run Programs
  1. The Three Es; A council program to inform residents of education, evaluation and enforcement. The LGRSP works with Police to promote and publicise enforcement countermeasures to raise the profile of road safety

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