Links These links connect you to various sources drawn from the websites of our five partners or as selected resources, information or groups whom we know can provide information of interest to those who want to learn more about reducing the burden of injury.
Economic Burden of Injury in Canada http://www.smartrisk.ca/news/injury_burden_near_20_billion_a_year.html
Injury costs Canadians $19.8 billion annually – more than $600 for each man, woman and child in the country, according to a new report released by SMARTRISK on August 18 this year. In fact, injury – from falls, traffic, drowning, suicide, violence and other means – remains the leading cause of death for Canadians aged one to 44, taking the lives of 13,667 people in 2004. Click the lkink above to access the article, an executive summary and the full 138 page report.
The Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research (ACICR) is a provincial organization committed to advancing the impact of prevention, emergency response, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries in Alberta. ACICR receives core business funding from Alberta Health and Wellness and is housed within the University of Alberta, School of Public Health. BCIRPU is part of a province-wide partnership between the Centre for Community Child Health Research, BC Ministry of Health and BC Children’s Hospital to address critical gaps in the injury prevention field in BC. BCIRPU is a leader in the development of evidence-based prevention strategies, and enjoys a solid reputation among the provincial, national and international injury prevention communities. The Injury Prevention Centre of Children's Hospital, Winnipeg www.hsc.mb.ca/impact
IMPACT is dedicated to reducing the number of childhood and adolescent injuries in Manitoba. Injuries are not caused by random acts of fate; they are preventable. IMPACT promotes injury prevention among Manitoba children and youth through: the promotion of community partnerships; research; programme evaluation; public and professional education; advocacy for regulatory or legislative change.
The Injury Prevention Journal http://ip.bmj.com/ is an international peer review journal and an excellent resource for health professionals and others in injury prevention.
link takes you directly to a complete listing of Safe Kids Canada injury prevention resources available free of charge:
Concussion Resources http://www.thinkfirst.ca/safetyinfo.asp
These resources are designed to help physicians, coaches, parents, and athletes understand and navigate the sometimes difficult process of recovery from concussion. In this Think First website section, you can learn why concussions are considered the "invisible" injury, since they do not show up on medical imaging tests such as x-rays or CT scans. But they are also considered "invisible" because their effects are often misunderstood.
Karolinska Institutet is a part of The Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine in Stockholm, Sweden. It is the home of The World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion, and it oversees the designation and management of the world wide network of International Safe Communities.
The Australian Safe Communities Foundation (ASCF) is a national, not-for-profit organization with a vision to make Australia the safest country in the world in which to live, learn, work, travel and play - one community at a time.
Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand www.safecommunities.co.nz
Safe Communities America, a program of The National Safety Council, is an Affiliate Support Center for the international Safe Communities movement. As the U.S. voice of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion, Safe Communities America encourages and supports those communities aspiring to the International Safe Community designation. Association of Worker Compensation Boards of Canada http://www.awcbc.org/en/ Worker Compensation Boards in many parts of Canada (not all) are deeply engaged in preventing injury to workers. This Association site will provide you with many resources and studies on the issue in this area, with connections to every worker copmpensaation board in Canada. |
