PSYC 3170 Chapter 4: PSYC 3170 Preventative and Health-Promoting Behaviors

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3170
• Professor: Gerald Goldberg

Document Summary

Several million people are hurt each year, 35% occur while exercising. Use of helmets has been lowering head injuries when riding bicycles. Home/workplace: unintentional injuries are most common cause of death for kids under age 5 parents implement safety measures. Home safety info + resources available online as well as parenting classes keep kids safe from poisons, unsafe toys, etc. Automobile/motorbike unintentional injuries: single greatest cause of death from unintentional injury. Can address factors such as driving distractions, the way and speed at which people drive, and preventative measures to increase safety (highest rates of urban drivers using handheld device = in ontario, note: hands-free is not risk-free). Many still use phone while driving because they overestimate their ability to drive while distracted. Safety procedures such as seatbelts were legislated, but getting people to follow them is still difficult need to enforce the legislation. 1/4 canadians will die from cancer, therefore screening for it is important.