The Child Housing Assessment for a Safe Environment assesses home environment safety and risk of injury for children in the home. It consists of 25 items within 12 subdomains including household water temperature, bathroom fall hazards, fire escape, electrical safety concerns, electrical tripping hazards, protruding nails, furniture and television tipping hazards, carbon monoxide alarms, poison storage, interior stair safety, window fall safety and smoke alarms. The tool is used to assess home hazards through an in-person home inspection.
Health status and risk factors Physical hazards
Age group Children
Assessor Trained inspectors
Sections / items 12 sections; 100+ items
Self-administered No
Multi-component No
Indicators Water temperature; home hazards; fire safety; electrical safety; stairs; windows; smoke alarms
Authors Shields, W.C., Gielen, A.C., Frattaroli, S., Musci, R.J., McDonald, E.M., Van Beeck, E.F., Bishai, D.M
Publication date 2020
Shields, W. C., Gielen, A. C., Frattaroli, S., Musci, R. J., McDonald, E. M., Van Beeck, E. F., & Bishai, D. M. (2020). Child Housing Assessment for a Safe Environment (CHASE): A new tool for injury prevention inside the home. Injury Prevention, 26(3), 215-220. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2018-043054