1. Increasing Seat Belt Use Among African Americans A Public Health Perspective Presentation by Dr. Otis Cosby 9 th Annual Summer Public Health Videoconference on Minority Health Meharry-State Farm Alliance “United in the Drive to Save Lives”

2. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Meharry Medical College 1999 Study Documented a disparity Save 1,300 lives Prevent 26,000 injuries Reduce costs by $2.6 billion

3. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Blue Ribbon Panel U.S. Dept. of Transportation “Public Health Crisis” Recommendations Meharry-State Farm Alliance

4. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Research Wear It and Share It –Focus Groups –Educational Intervention Database Analysis –MVOSS –FARS –Others

5. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Alliance Process Model Coalitions

6. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Key Points Framework: Public Health Goal: Appropriate And Consistent Use - Always (AACUA)

7. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Key Points Method: Law, Enforcement, Education (LEE) Evaluation: Process & Outcome

8. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Primary vs. Secondary States “All The Time Seat Belt Use”

9. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Primary States AL, CA, CT, GA, HI, IA, IL, LA, MD, MI, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OK, OR, TX, WA, D.C., Puerto Rico

10. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Seat Belt Use 2002 Primary vs. Secondary

11. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" High Stakes The 2% Difference 5.5 million new users 500 lives saved Reduce severity of 8,800 serious injuries > $900 million in societal costs

12. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Stakeholders NDA NMA NHTSA NCBM

13. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Stakeholders NBCSL NOBLE NACHC HBCU ON Wheels

14. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Multi-City Evaluation Study A Collaboration Between Meharry-State Farm Alliance National Conference of Black Mayors National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

15. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Mini-Grant Recipients Detroit, MI Houston, TX Inglewood, CA Jackson, MS Rochester, NY Washington, D.C.

16. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Multi-City Evaluation Study Process & Outcomes Coalitions Observations Web-Based

17. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Educational Office Kit Pilot Project 2001 NDA & NMA Surveys 2002 NMA Preference Poll 2002 Physician & Dentist Focus Group

18. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Educational Office Kit Pilot Project 2002 NDA, NDAF & NMA Leadership Meeting 2003 NMA Board of Trustees

19. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Thin Line Between Life & Death

20. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" I Do, So Should You

21. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Button & Sticker

22. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Magnets

23. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Educational Office Kit Cities – Secondary States Chicago, IL Jackson, MS Jacksonville, FL Little Rock, AR Nashville, TN

24. Meharry-State Farm Alliance "United In The Drive To Save Lives" Conclusions Framework: Public Health Goal: AACUA Method: LEE Evaluation: P & O

25. Meharry-State Farm Alliance Meharry Medical College Otis Cosby, MD, MSPH 615-321-2901 ocosby@mmc.edu