Guidelines for Developing Educational Materials to Address Children Unattended in Vehicles

Guidelines for Developing Educational Materials to Address Children Unattended in Vehicles lays out a process to develop effective educational materials that take into account communication theory. This document is designed for organizations to help prevent children from being left unattended in vehicles and heat injuries that can result from this situation. As with the prevention of any injury, educational strategies work best when they are part of a sustained program addressing a source of injury and when they are combined with legislative and policy measures that facilitate changes in behavior. While these guidelines are tailored to heat-related injuries, the principles can be applied more generally to address other dangers children face when unattended in vehicles.