Injury Prevention And Control For Children And Youth

This reference tool for professionals concerned with the safety of children includes chapters on violence, injuries caused by animals, fire and burns, sports injuries, agricultural injuries, as well as specific settings such as child care, preschool and school.

Child injuries are largely absent from child survival initiatives presently on the global agenda. Through this report, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and many partners have set out to elevate child injury to a priority for the global public health and development communities. It should be seen as a complement to the UN Secretary-General's study on violence against children released in late 2006 (that report addressed violence-related or intentional injuries). Both reports suggest that child injury and violence prevention programs need to be integrated into child survival and other broad strategies focused on improving the lives of children. Evidence demonstrates the dramatic successes in child injury prevention in countries which have made a concerted effort. These results make a case for increasing investments in human resources and institutional capacities. Implementing proven interventions could save more than a thousand children's lives a day.--p. vii.

The purpose of this plan is to bring together those who want to help reduce unintentional injuries to British Columbia children and youth under a common mission, with specific objectives and strategies. The plan outlined in this document identifies the major causes of disability and death due to unintentional injuries; provides a mission statement, objectives, and targets for unintentional injury prevention; identifies strategies to achieve those targets; and lists organizations which will be involved in the implementation of the strategies. The six objectives and accompanying strategies apply to the following specific categories of unintentional injuries: traffic collision-related, fire-related, water-related, industrial/workplace, home and residential, and sport- and recreation-related.

Health Behavior, Education, & Promotion

Death, hospitalization, emergency, motor vehicle, pedestrian, fire, poisoning, accidents.