April is Alcohol Awareness MonthNationally, one in every 12 adults, (17.6 million people) suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence. Although rates have declined since 2007, more than 1 in 6…
The Director of the Center for Health and Safety Culture, Nic Ward, co-edited a special journal edition on Traffic Safety Culture called Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. …
A great article in the New York Times about social norms and changing behavior. The article states, "Historically, health officials have tried to inform, or sometimes, scare people into adopting a…
A great article was published on the Workplace Safety and Prevention Services site about work the Center has been conducting with them.Published on Aug 11, 2014Your safe employees may be…
CHSC staff have collaborated with AASHTO to include the transformation of traffic safety culture as part of the National Toward Zero Death Initiative. Download the pdf on the TZD website…
CHSC staff work with the CDC to develop a framework for transforming culture by growing positive norms that already exist in communities. Read the pdf on the CDC website https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/efc-promoting-positive-community-norms.pdf.pdf
The Center published a primer on traffic safety culture in the ITE journal to help advance this paradigm amongst traffic safety practitioners. PDF document file - 669 kBView
TEAM for West Virginia Children and the Center for Health and Safety Culture engaged in a multi-year project supporting efforts to reduce and prevent child maltreatment and promote positive outcomes…
The Center for Health and Safety Culture and the Oregon Health Authority’s Addiction and Mental Health Division engaged in a multi-year project to transform attitudes related to underage drinking. The…
Recognizing that many youth drastically misperceive the prevalence of risky behaviors among their peers and the significant role the media can play in creating these misperceptions, The Center for Health…