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News 2008/2009November 2009 6TH ISSUE OF INJURY PREVENTION NEWS - NOW AVAILABLE! IPN is the joint electronic newsletter of the Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) and the Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) The purpose of this newsletter is to support injury prevention practitioners working in all areas of injury prevention and dealing with all age groups. IPN is a FREE source of information on new initiatives, publications of statistics, research findings, forthcoming conferences and events and will highlight new additions to IOBI and CAPIC websites. To download the sixth edition, click here ........................................................................... FOUR IN 10 DEATHS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE WORLDWIDE FROM INJURIES, STUDY FINDS! The first study into global deaths among 10-24 years olds has found that 2.6 million children and young people died in 2004, two in five of them from injuries and violence (Lancet 2009,374:881-92, doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60741-8). The findings call into question the focus of worldwide child health policies, which prioritise HIV/AIDS and maternal mortality, say the authors. For further information please click here ........................................................................... CHILDREN IN DEPRIVED AREAS AT MOST RISK OF ROAD INJURIES Child pedestrians from the most deprived areas in Great Britain are four times more likely to be killed or injured on the roads than those from wealthier districts, a report by a cross party group of MPs said. For further information on this report please click here ........................................................................... DRINK DRIVING LIMIT TO BE LOWERED IN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND The recently published Road Traffic Bill 2009 includes a reduced blood alcohol concentration for drivers and mandatory testing of drivers involved in collisions. The Bill proposes to reduce the current legal blood alcohol concentration limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 20mg for learner, novice and professional drivers, and 50mg for other drivers. For more information please see: ........................................................................... DOCTORS MUST REPORT KNIFE INJURIES TO POLICE UNDER NEW GMC GUIDANCE For further information please click on the following link: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/sep29_3/b4004 ........................................................................... TRL, the UK's Transport Research Laboratory, have launched a new independent safety rating system for child seats in vehicles, to better inform consumer choice when purchasing a child seat. For further information please click here ........................................................................... INDICATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH: DRUG MISUSE The Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) has published the 10th report in its Indications of Public Health in the English Regions series. To download the report please ........................................................................... ROSPA HELPS FAMILIES - STAY SAFE AT HOME For further information or to watch the 8 minute film please click on the following link:http://www.safeathome.rospa.com/ ........................................................................... GOVERNMENT AND CHARITIES COMBINE TO CONTINUE IMPROVING CHILD SAFETY The Department for Children, Schools and Families has today taken a big step towards keeping children safe across the country with over £1.6 million grant for practical safety education for children. For further information please click here ........................................................................... YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALCOHOL - MEANINGS, PRACTICES AND CONTEXTS This study published by the DCSF aims to develop new understandings of the role of alcohol in young people’s lives and examined how young people, particularly those at risk, view the use and misuse of alcohol and how its use relates to personal, social, familial and cultural factors. For further information please click here ........................................................................... SMOKING, DRINKING AND DRUG USE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN ENGLAND IN 2008 This report contains results from an annual survey of secondary school pupils in years 7 to 11. 7,798 pupils in 264 schools in England completed questionnaires in the autumn term of 2008. The survey report presents information on the percentage of pupils who have ever smoked, tried alcohol or taken drugs. For further information and to download the report please click here ........................................................................... SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT DEBATES ON NEW FIRE AND RESCUE AND ROAD SAFETY FRAMEWORKS The Scottish Parliament recently debated the newly published Fire and Rescue Service Framework and Road Safety Framework in Scotland. To access these debates please click on links below: Fire and Rescue Service Framework debate: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0910-02.htm Road Safety Framework debate: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0917-02.htm#Col19769 ........................................................................... NHS Teen LifeCheck uses an engaging and interactive quiz to offer health and lifestyle information to 12-15 year olds. Hosted entirely online, it guides young people through a set of completely confidential, simple multiple choice questions and then gives them tailored advice on how they can set goals to improve their lifestyles. For further information and to download the report please click here ........................................................................... LIFE SAVING KITS TO BE GIVEN TO FAMILIES OF INJECTING DRUG USERS IN GROUNDBREAKING SCHEME The National Treatment Agency (NTA) announced families and carers of injecting drug users will be given training in how to respond to overdoses and how to administer a drug called naloxone in the event of a heroin overdose in a groundbreaking new scheme to help save lives. More information: http://www.nta.nhs.uk/areas/drug_related_deaths/default.aspx ........................................................................... HOW SAFE IS YOUR CHILD AT HOME? The Child Accident Prevention Trust have published a leaflet for parents and carers: How safe is your child at home? and a guide for practitioners: Accidents and child development which have been licensed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families for free distribution in England. ........................................................................... GUIDANCE ON WHEN TO SUSPECT CHILD MALTREATMENT The advice in this guideline covers the alerting features in children and young people (under 18 years) of: physical, sexual and emotional abuse neglect fabricated or induced illness. For further information or to download the guideline please click on the following link: ........................................................................... YOUTH WORKERS AND TEACHERS LACK ALCOHOL EDUCATION SUPPORT! Research by charity Drinkaware shows three-fifths of professionals working with under-18s do not have the support and information they need to provide education about alcohol. 43% of more than 300 professionals who responded to Drinkaware's survey, said that under-18s currently have too much freedom over their own social lives. The charity have produced The Drinkaware pack, which contains a factsheet and a workshop plan among other tools, will help youth workers and teachers to get under-18s thinking about alcohol in a different way For further information please click here ........................................................................... Sustrans have released a new guide for local authorities and other organisations managing outdoor play space, on ensuring children and young people can get to play areas actively and independently. ........................................................................... A new interactive online Birth to Five tool has been launched on the NHS Choices website and features 150 pages of NHS-accredited information, videos and interactive tools, providing parents with information on becoming a parent, taking care of themselves and their child and how to access practical help and support: http://www.nhs.uk/planners/birthtofive/Pages/Birthtofivehome.aspx This website includes a specific section on ‘Accidents, first aid and safety’: http://www.nhs.uk/Planners/birthtofive/Pages/Accidentsfirstaidhub.aspx ........................................................................... OLDER PEOPLE’S PREVENTION PACKAGE The package sets out how preventing health problems before they occur can help older people live better and healthier lives. It is part of the government's ageing strategy Building a Society for All Ages. ...........................................................................
The Department of Health has launched new guidance to help Primary Care Trusts to develop social marketing activity to tackle higher risk drinking behaviour. For further information please click here ........................................................................... GUIDANCE ON HOW ADULT DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES SHOULD WORK WITH CHILDREN’S SERVICES The Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), the Department of Health and the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) have produced ‘Joint Guidance on Development of Local Protocols between Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services and Local Safeguarding and Family Services’. This highlights how adult drug and alcohol services should work with children’s services to ensure children in families affected by drug or alcohol misuse are safe from harm and have the support they need to succeed. To download this document please click here ........................................................................... A new road safety website was launched in September 2009 at the same time as Road Casualties Great Britain. It is aimed at road safety practitioners and provides integrated crash and socio-demographic analysis, facilitating decisions about intervention strategies to reduce casualties and increase efficiency. To access the website please click on the following link: www.roadsafetyanalysis.org ........................................................................... FREE ONLINE SERVICE HELPS FIRST-TIME PARENTS A new interactive website to help parents and carers keep their babies healthy, happy and safe has recently been rolled out nationally by the Department of Health. NHS Baby LifeCheck is designed to provide information and advice to mums, dads and carers of babies aged five to eight months. To access the website please click here ........................................................................... MIND THE ROAD! ONLINE ROAD SAFETY RESOURCES FOR CHILD MINDERS CAPT has launched a new online resource aimed at childminders. Mind the Road! – www.mindtheroad.org.uk – has been produced with the support of the Department for Transport, and brings together a broad range of free downloadable resources to support childminders working with children and families. To access the website please click here ........................................................................... FIRE SAFETY CONTENT ON DIRECTGOVKIDS DirectgovKids has a range of fire safety material that was created in collaboration with the London Fire Brigade (LFB). The material includes comic books, quizzes, videos and online games. To visit the fire station and to see a slideshow and animation about fire safety please click here ........................................................................... NEW WEBSITE TO DRIVE FORWARD ROAD SAFETY IN SCOTLAND The Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ScORSA) website – www.scorsa.org.uk - is a unique initiative to help smaller firms tackle one of the most dangerous activities undertaken by Scottish workers: driving. A third of all road accidents in the UK are estimated to involve someone who is driving for work at the time, which means that in Scotland in 2008, around 18 people were killed or seriously injured in such incidents every week. ........................................................................... This DrugScope report found a reduction of the purity of drugs such as cocaine and heroin. This was leading to an increase in mixing drugs such as ketamine, ecstasy, cannabis and alcohol among both problem drug users and recreational teenage users. The report looks at information supplied by 70 drug services, police forces, drug user support groups and drug action teams working in 20 areas in the UK. To download the report please click here ........................................................................... DRUG-RELATED DEATHS ON THE UK CONTINUE TO RISE A report released by St George's, University of London reveals there were 1,952 UK drug-related deaths in 2008, an increase of 2.7 per cent from the previous year. Heroin and morphine remain the substances involved in most deaths, according to the Drug-related deaths in the UK Annual Report 2009. England, Wales and Northern Ireland actually saw a slight reduction in deaths, but record figures for Scotland boosted the total. To download the report please ........................................................................... SIGNPOSTING ENGLAND INJURY INFORMATION RESOURCES The South West Public health Observatory has compiled a brief guide to nationally available data sources, compiled indicators and selected publications on injuries, with links to on-line resources. This can be accessed here: http://www.swpho.nhs.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=63592 ........................................................................... ROAD CASUALTIES IN ENGLAND 2008 The report ‘Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: 2008’ and accompanying regional and local authority data tables published 24 September 2009 provide detailed statistics on road casualties reported to the police in 2008. Provisional Police Force Area summary statistics July08 to June09 published 5 November are also available here: ........................................................................... ROAD CASUALTIES IN WALES 2008 NOW AVAILABLE! The latest National Statistics on Road Casualties produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 25 June 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Statistics on Road Casualties include data for Wales for the period up to the end of December 2008. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 8 July 2008. For further information and to download the report, please click on the following link: ........................................................................... NEW DATA ON DELIBERATE SELF HARM IN IRELAND The Republic of Ireland’s National Suicide Research Foundation published the seventh annual report from the National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm. The report is based on data collected in 2008 in the Republic of Ireland on persons presenting to hospital emergency departments as a result of deliberate self harm. The current and previous reports can be downloaded from the Foundation’s website www.nsrf.ie.
Following a demand for Scottish data to be included in the World Health Organization's European Health for All (HfA) Database, the Scotland and European Health for All (HfA) Database was built by ScotPHO, by adding Scottish data directly to a download of the European database. For further information please and to access the database please click on the following link: http://www.scotpho.org.uk/scotlandhfadb/ ........................................................................... ALCOHOL ATTRIBUTABLE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY: ALCOHOL POPULATION ATTRIBUTABLE FRACTIONS FOR SCOTLAND Alcohol is linked to many disease conditions and is one of the major risk factors for burden of disease in established market economies. The aim of this study was to calculate alcohol population attributable fractions for Scotland, using the best possible estimates based on the current evidence available in the epidemiological literature and specific estimates of population drinking in Scotland. These were then applied to mortality and morbidity data to estimate more fully the burden of alcohol attributable harm in Scotland. For further information about this study please click here
PRESENTATIONS FROM THE 2ND INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE NOW AVAILABLE!! Presentations from 'The 2nd Injury Prevention Conference for the UK and Ireland', held at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff on 24th and 25th September 2009 are now available! To download presentations from the event please click here
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) is a research study conducted by an international network of research teams in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (Europe) and co-ordinated by Professor Candace Currie of the University of Edinburgh. For further information on the study please click here ........................................................................... EU Injury Data Reporting Services: Comprehensive information made available! A new service to provide comprehensive injury data is now being offered by EuroSafe and the IDB Network, with the support of the Directorate General for Health and Consumers. This new service is part of the PHASE (Public Health Actions for a Safer Europe) project, led by EuroSafe, and aims to provide relevant, comprehensive and up-to-date injury information in the following areas of injury prevention and safety promotion: home and leisure accidents, product related injuries, sports injuries, traffic accidents, work place accidents and violence related injuries. For further information please click on the following link: ........................................................................... NEW INJURIES SECTION ON SCOTPHO WEBSITE! In March of this year an ‘injuries’ section was added to the ScotPHO website. For further information please click here. ........................................................................... Sustrans recently carried out the first ever ‘National Hands Up Survey’ in Scotland of how pupils travel to and from school. ........................................................................... HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS DUE TO INJURY IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Trend data to 2007/08 and summary charts for 'National Indicator 170' are now available by Local Authority and Region on the SWPHO website, please click here ........................................................................... NEW ROAD SAFETY PROJECT IN SCOTLAND A new road safety research project funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government will be launched in the summer of 2009. Prof. David Stone of the Paediatric Epidemiology and Community Health (PEACH) Unit at the University of Glasgow will lead the 27-month investigation of the epidemiology, healthcare consequences and costs of traffic related injuries in the Strathclyde police region and will evaluate the effectiveness of preventive interventions. For further information click here ........................................................................... COMMUNITY SAFETY ACCIDENT PREVENTION INITIATIVE - EAST AYRSHIRE More and more local authorities are introducing experiential learning to pupils in P6 and P7. East Ayrshire Council’s community safety section has taken many of the ideas within the scheme and introduced them to local schools. For further information please click here. ........................................................................... IRELAND: NATIONAL SUICIDE RESEARCH FOUNDATION The National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF) was founded in 1995 by the late Dr. Michael J Kelleher. The mission of the NSRF is to provide a nationally and internationally recognised body of reliable knowledge from a multidisciplinary perspective on the risk and protective factors associated with suicidal behaviour. The ultimate aim is to provide a solid evidence base for policy development and intervention in the prevention of suicide and the management of patients presenting with deliberate self harm. For further information please click here ...........................................................................
IPN is the joint electronic newsletter of the Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) and the Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) The purpose of this newsletter is to support injury prevention practitioners working in all areas of injury prevention and dealing with all age groups. IPN is a FREE source of information on new initiatives, publications of statistics, research findings, forthcoming conferences and events and will highlight new additions to IOBI and CAPIC websites. To download the fifth edition, click here ........................................................................... ContactPoint is an online directory holding basic contact information for all children. It is designed to ensure that there is easier and faster contact between professionals who work with children, where they need to do so in the best interests of the child, to promote their welfare and to keep them safe. Frontline practitioners, including social workers, health professionals and head teachers, in early adopter areas will be trained to use the £224m system. It will be the first time professionals will be able to see in one place the different services involved with 11 million children. The directory is due to be fully rolled out later this year. For further information please click here ........................................................................... BMA SEEKS TOUGHER DRINK-DRIVING LEGISLATION The BMA has called for the drink-driving limit to be almost halved and for the introduction of random roadside breath testing. For further information please click here ........................................................................... The Drinkaware grants scheme aims to change the UK's drinking culture for the better. They work to positively influence public behaviour and find innovative ways to raise awareness about the effects of alcohol, to help reduce alcohol misuse and minimise alcohol-related harm. For further information please click here ........................................................................... The goal of the report is to provide meaningful messages regarding ways to improve implementability of effective policies and to customize successfu; practices in injury prevention to various EU settings. To download the report and for further information please click here ........................................................................... CHILD SAFETY WEEK 22-28 JUNE 2009 The focus this year is on partnership working to engage local communities and reduce the impact of children's accidents on local services and the lives of children and their families. For further information please click here ........................................................................... SUICIDE IN LONDON 2005-2007: AN UPDATE For further information on this report please click here ........................................................................... EUROPEAN POLICY ACTION CENTRE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE To mark International Women's Day on March 8, 2009, the European Policy Action Centre on Violence against Women (EPAC VAW), launched a new website. To access the website please click here ........................................................................... DFT THINK! NEW EDUCATION ROAD SAFETY WEBSITE The Department for Transport have put together a new Education website as part of their THINK! campaign. The site is targeted at pupils, teaches and parents and the aim is to promote road safety awareness through classroom activities, posters, games and stories. To access the new webite please click here ........................................................................... EUROPEAN CHILD SAFETY ALLIANCE LAUNCHES A 24-COUNTRY REPORT On May 6th 2009 24 Child Safety Report Cards and the Europe Summary Report Card which scores countries on their level of adoption, implementation and enforcement of over 100 proven, effective child injury prevention strategies were released. To download the report cards and to access further information please click here ........................................................................... WINNERS OF THE 2009 ROSPA BNFL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME ANNOUNCED! In May 2009, the first three projects to be funded were announced during ROSPA's annual Awards Ceremonies. For further information on the winners or to find out about how you can apply for the 2010 Scholarhship Awards please click here
SPECIAL THEME ISSUE OF THE BULLETIN OF THE WHO ON CHILDHOOD INJURIES AND VIOLENCE The May 2009 issue of the Bulletin of the WHO is devoted to the topic of Childhood Injuries and Violence. To access the bulletin please click here May 2009 2ND INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE FOR THE UK AND IRELAND - BOOK YOUR PLACE OR SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT NOW! The 2nd Injury Prevention Conference for the UK and Ireland will be held at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff on 24th and 25th September 2009! To download the provisional programme, book a place or submit an abstract, please click here April 2009 CHAPPIE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 4th JUNE 2009, Cardiff This years CHAPPIE Annual Conference will be taking place on 4th June at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff! The conference will be of great benefit to those working directly or strategically to reduce accidents and unintentional injuries both at a local and national level. Delegates will learn about effective evidence based interventions from experts in the field, gain a greater understanding of the accident problem in Wales and Europe, learn about the findings of the European report and how we aim to address this through a strategy for Wales. Not only will the conference create a rare opportunity for delegates to discuss accident prevention with the leading European experts in the field, but it will also offer the opportunity to network with practitioners and policy makers from a wide range of disciplines across Wales. For further information please click here Or to download a conference flyer on booking form please click on one of the links below: February 2009 2ND INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE FOR THE UK AND IRELAND - BOOK YOUR PLACE OR SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT NOW! The 2nd Injury Prevention Conference for the UK and Ireland will be held at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff on 24th and 25th September 2009! To download the provisional programme, book a place or submit an abstract, please click here ........................................................................... 4TH ISSUE OF INJURY PREVENTION NEWS - NOW AVAILABLE! IPN is the joint electronic newsletter of the Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) and the Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) The purpose of this newsletter is to support injury prevention practitioners working in all areas of injury prevention and dealing with all age groups. IPN is a FREE source of information on new initiatives, publications of statistics, research findings, forthcoming conferences and events and will highlight new additions to IOBI and CAPIC websites. To download the fourth edition, click here ........................................................................... The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are developing public health guidance on strategies and approaches to preventing unintentional injury among children and young people. For more information please click here New national A&E data providing detailed information at local level Accident and emergency (A&E) departments, minor injury units and walk in centres in England are required to collect a standard set of details on individual attendances. This ‘commissioning dataset’ has been collated by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care and has just been made available on a national basis for the first time through the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) system. For more information please click here ........................................................................... Feasibility of establishing a UK-wide injury database: report & next steps The results of a year-long study, commissioned jointly by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) and Intertek RAM have been published in a report, co-authored by Heather Ward and Geraldine Healey. For more information and to download the report please click here ........................................................................... Road fatalities in Northern Ireland in 2008 are the lowest on record Provisional figures released by the Department of the Environment show that the number of road deaths in Northern Ireland in 2008 is the lowest since road death records began in 1931. For more information please click here ........................................................................... 2008 Children and Young People's Well-being monitor for Wales The Welsh Assembly Government has published its first Children and Young People's Well-being Monitor, which brings together research and statitical data on the well-being of young people aged 0-18 in Wales. To download the document please click here ........................................................................... Violence Indicator Profiles for the English Regions (VIPER) The WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence Prevention and the North West Public Observatory has recently developed the Violence Indicator Profiles for the English Regions (VIPER). VIPER provides data on violence for local authority areas across the English regions. Data provided includes hospital admissions for violence, police recorded violent crime and mortality data. Data for each local authority can be compared to regional and national averages. Additional indicators will be added to VIPER in 2009. For further details please visit http://www.nwph.net/preventviolence/default.aspx or contact Zara Anderson, Violence Researcher, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, 0151 231 8728. ........................................................................... New NICE guidance on promoting physical activity for children and young people The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued public health guidance on promoting physical activity for children and young people in January 2009. This will provide useful contextual information for those working in the child injury prevention field. To download the document please click here ........................................................................... A National Action Plan to Reduce Suicide and Self Harm in Wales, 2008-2013. Suicide and Self Harm are important issues in Wales that affect people of all ages, young and old, males and female. To ensure action is taken, the Welsh Assembly Government is launching a national plan to reduce suicide and self harm. The national action plan outlines the challenges and priorities and how organisations, working together, will deal with them. It also looks at the causes of emotional distress and tackles many of the issues which people, particularly young people may face. To download the action plan please click here Work Package 4 of the Eurosafe APOLLO project, 'Strategies and best practices for the reduction of injuries' (APOLLO) has been working on three reports aimed at increasing awareness on fall-related injuries among older people and effective practices for their prevention. The three reports, the first of which has already been released are:
To download the first report please click here ........................................................................... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT RELEASES REPORT ON 'WHY PEOPLE DO AND DO NOT WEAR SEAT BELTS The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) worked in partnership with SHM and Future Featuring Ltd to identify who does not wear a seat belt, and to outline the different reasons behind why they do not. To download the report please click here ........................................................................... CHILLING CAMPAIGN WARNS DRIVERS TO KILL THEIR SPEED OR 'LIVE WITH IT' The New Campaign asks drivers to consider the long term impact on their own lives if they kill a child while speeding. The TV ad shows how a man who has knocked down a child while driving too fast on a 30mph road is haunted by an image of the dead boy. As the man continues the everyday aspects of his life: working, travelling and shopping, an image of the lifeless boy he has killed appears to him. This is a powerful portrayal of the long term psychological trauma suffered by the driver and reinforces the line: It’s 30 for a reason. For further information please click here ........................................................................... NPHS SUICIDE AND SELF HARM DATA BRIEFING PUBLISHED IN HEALTH SERVICE JOURNAL A data briefing on suicide and self harm has been published by the NPHS on behalf of the Wales Centre for Health, a member of the Assosciation of Public Health Observatories. For more information please click here ........................................................................... IOBI GROUP INFORMED ABOUT INJURY PROJECTS IN IRELAND The IOBI project is very much focused on collaboration and learning what we can from others. In this spirit, the most recent IOBI steering group meeting in Dublin (Thursday, 22nd January) featured a session showcasing current injury projects from the island of Ireland. For more information and to download the presentations please click here ........................................................................... EFFECTIVE MEASURES IN INJURY PREVENTION (EMIP) DATABASE - NOW UPDATED! Launched at the 2nd European Conference on Injury Prvention and Safety Promotion, the Effective Measures in Injury Prevention database (EMIP) is an attempt by Eurosafe, to make it easier for policy-makers and health professionals to assess the level of evidence available for a particular measure or strategy. EMIP covers all injuries and all ages, with topics currently including child safety, sport safety, vulnerable road users and safety for seniors. To find out more please click here ........................................................................... Presentations and a summary of the main conclusions from the 2nd European Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, held in Paris on 9th & 10th October 2008 are now available on the Eurosafe website. To be redirected to the Eurosafe website please click here ........................................................................... IOBI'S CURRENT WORK AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES! To find out more about IOBI's current work and future plans please click here ........................................................................... LAUNCH OF THE EUROPEAN PACT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING The "European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being" was established at an EU High- Level Conference "Together for Mental Health and Well-being", which took place on 13 June 2008 in Brussels. The Pact is a symbol of the determination of conference participants to exchange and work together on mental health opportunities and challenges. For further information click here
New publications have been added to the systematic reviews of injury prevention database. The systematic reviews database provides a regularly updated list of all the reviews & systematic reviews in injury prevention in a searchable format. This includes systematic reviews on risk factors for injury as well as on interventions to prevent injuries. ........................................................................... New campaign launched urging motorists 'Don't Be That Guy" this winter. With freezing conditions an almost daily occurrence at the moment, the Highways Agency has launched a new campaign to highlight the possible consequences of not planning ahead when travelling in severe weather. To find out more please click here ........................................................................... A2BSafely website - NOW AVAILABLE! A2BSafely is an educational resource which has been designed by Road safety Scotland, to provide young people with additional support needs a safe place to explore the road environment.
Safety 2010 will be a major international conference bringing together stakeholders in the prevention of unintentional injuries and violence from around the world to exchange information and experiences. The conference is co-sponsored by the World Health Organization and hosted by the WHO Collaborating Centre at Liverpool John Moores University, the Department of Health and the Health Protection Agency. ........................................................................... WHO REPORTS ON CHILD INJURY NOW AVAILABLE! The Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland has welcomed the publication of two major reports which show the UK is leading the world on preventing injuries and deaths to children. To download the reports, or for more information please click on one of the links below: World report on child injury prevention European report on child injury prevention
3RD ISSUE OF INJURY PREVENTION NEWS - NOW AVAILABLE! IPN is the joint electronic newsletter of the Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) and the Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) The purpose of this newsletter is to support injury prevention practitioners working in all areas of injury prevention and dealing with all age groups. IPN is a FREE source of information on new initiatives, publications of statistics, research findings, forthcoming conferences and events and will highlight new additions to IOBI and CAPIC websites. To download the third edition, click here ........................................................................... For further information click here ........................................................................... ROAD COLLISION STATISTICS FOR IRELAND 2007 NOW AVAILABLE! For further information click here ........................................................................... ROAD ACCIDENT STATISTICS IN SCOTLAND 2007 NOW AVAILABLE! To download the report and for further information click here ........................................................................... ROAD CASUALTIES IN WALES 2007 NOW AVAILABLE! To download the report and for further information click here ........................................................................... ROAD CASUALTIES IN ENGLAND 2007 NOW AVAILABLE! To download the report and for further information click here ........................................................................... NEW VIOLENCE PREVENTION WEBSITE The WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence Prevention have recently launched a new website providing a violence prevention resource for policy makers, practitioners and others working to tackle and prevent violence. To access this website click here ........................................................................... UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND EXPERT ARGUES WHO 'IGNORES' INJURY PREVENTION The University of Queensland's Professor Alan Lopez argues that the World Health Organization (WHO) must allocate more funds to non-communicable diseases and injury prevention. Writing in the November 1 issue of the UK-based journal, Professor Lopez, Head of UQ's School of Population Health said that WHO is making a "substantial over-investment in the control of communicable disease at the expense of injury prevention, funds for which are virtually non-existent". He said that injury caused 12-13 percent of the entire global burden of disease and injury yet received 1 percent of WHO's regular-budget and extra-budgetary (ie. donated, often by governments) contributions. For further information click here ........................................................................... CHILD SAFETY ACTION PLAN UPDATE! Following the success of the first phase of the initiative from July 2004 to March 2007, the European Commission has provided co-funding for all remaining eligible EU Member States and candidate countries to participate in developing national child safety action plans and the original 18 are back along with Cyprus to continue with their own plan development and implementation and to share their experiences with new countries. In addition to the EC funded countries, Israel, Switzerland and Wales have confirmed they will join the initiative as self-funded partners and several others are considering this option. CSAP II is slated to run from October 2007 to December 2009. For further information click here ........................................................................... THE GRIM REAPER'S ROAD MAP: AN ATLAS OF MORTALITY IN BRITAIN Bethan Thomas and Daniel Dorling from the University of Sheffield, together with Mary Shaw and George Davey Smith from the Department of Social Medicine at the University of Bristol , have created this impressive atlas of death in Britain. The Grim Reaper's road map analyses over 14 million deaths over the 24 year period 1981-2004 and gives a comprehensive overview of the geographical pattern of mortality in Britain. For more information on the Grim Reaper's road map please click here ........................................................................... WHY CHILDREN DIE - REPORT FROM CEMACH The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) has published a report entitled 'Why Children Die: A Pilot Study'. This contains the results of a large confidential enquiry into child death across three regions of England, all of Wales and all of Northern Ireland in 2006. To download this report and for more information please click here ........................................................................... REVIEW OF THE S1/S2 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (PSD) ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION RESOURCE In October 2007 the Scottish Government and the Road Safety Scotland commissioned Colin Buchanan, in association with RSN Associates, to review existing S1/S2 PSD Road Safety Education Resource and provide recommendations on how to update and improve the materials. For more information and to access the full report and research findings please click here ........................................................................... 10th WORLD CONFERENCE ON INJURY PREVENTION AND SAFETY PROMOTION TO BE HELD IN THE UK! It was announced this month that the World Health Organisation officially awarded the 10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion to the UK! This event will be held in London in September 2010, however, the exact date and venue have yet to be confirmed. More information will be available shortly at the link below; http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/en/ ........................................................................... The ScotPHO publisked a set of local health profiles for Scotland earlier in the year which include alcohol realted deaths and hospital admissions. To access these profiles please click here October 2008 APOLLO Project - The Vunerable Road Users data report 'Injuries to vulnerable road users and falls in pedestrians in the EU’ & the 'Safe school ways by implementing school travel plans in primary schools in Vienna’ is an evaluation of an intervention on the prevention of child pedestrian injuries in Austria.’ are both AVAILABLE NOW! In conjunction with the European Road Safety Day being held today in Paris, the European APOLLO-project, 'Strategies and Best Practices for the Reduction of Injuries', launched two reports on vulnerable road users. The first offers a comprehensive view on injuries to vulnerable road users and falls in pedestrians in the European Union, and the second is an evaluation report of an intervention on the prevention of child pedestrian injuries in Austria. Both reports are available at: ........................................................................... APOLLO project - European Code Against Injuries (ECAI) AVAILABLE NOW! The EC co-financed APOLLO project, 'Strategies and Best Practices for the Reduction of Injuries', launched the European Code Against Injuries (ECAI) on 9th October at the 2nd European Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion in Paris. ECAI comprises simple, appealing and straight-forward messages that could help save thousands of lives across Europe. In total ECAI comprises 60 messages which are divided into 8 prioritised unintentional injury types, plus a category on cross-cutting risk factors. The European Code Against Injuries is currently available in 10 languages at: ........................................................................... AdRisk Project Results - AVAILABLE NOW! The AdRisk project, 'Community Action on Adolescents and Injury Risk' has officially launched its project results today. The AdRisk project has created a range of innovatie materials that can serve to fill the gaps in tackling injuries among 15-24 year olds. For more information and project results click here
British Medical Journal article calls for UK investment in injury surveillance In a recent edition of the British Medical Journal, Graham Kirkwood and Allyson Pollock from the Centre for International Public Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh, call for investment in injury surveillance in the UK. To read more click here ........................................................................... New strategies produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) have been added to the Strategies section (hosted on IOBI) ........................................................................... NEW NEWSLETTERS New newsletters produced by the
have been added to the newsletter section (hosted on CAPIC) ........................................................................... More than fifty teenagers have died as a result of violent incidents in London alone in the past two years – with many of the victims succumbing to horrific knife attacks by other young people. The Government has responded with the Youth Crime Action Plan 2008, which was published in July, and aims to send out a strong and clear message to young people that violent crime in all its forms will no longer be tolerated. This major one-day national conference will provide a timely opportunity for local practitioners to assess the key objectives of the action plan in relation to tackling knife possession and reducing knife-related violence amongst young people. To download ‘Youth Crime Action plan 2008’ click here To find out more information on the forthcoming conference please click on one of the links below; ........................................................................... New publications added to the systematic reviews of injury prevention database. August 2008 INTEGRIS – Research and technical development boost for IDB data collection The further development and expansion of the European Injury Database, or IDB for short, has received a positive boost in the form of INTEGRIS, a new project co-funded under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research and technological development, FP7 and R&TD for short. INTEGRIS, ‘Improved methodology for data collection on accidents and disabilities – Integration of European Injury Statistics’ will start very shortly and will end early 2011. For more information please click here ........................................................................... 4th European Red Cross Road Safety Campaign: efforts stepped up to reduce road crashes by launching new interactive road safety tool On 6 June 2008 the EU Red Cross National Societies launched a new interactive road safety training tool designed as a support for Red Cross Societies and other organisations, as well as teachers, youth workers and road safety practitioners who want to set up road safety programmes in their countries. Click here to read more. ........................................................................... Child Safety Action Plan Initiative continues... Following the success of the first phase of the initiative from July 2004 to March 2007, the European Commission has provided co-funding for all remaining eligible EU Member States and candidate countries to participate in developing national child safety action plans and the original 18 are back along with Cyprus to continue with their own plan development and implementation and to share their experiences with new countries. Click here to read more. ........................................................................... New Conferences and Events are listed. ........................................................................... New publications added to the systematic reviews of injury prevention database. July 2008 New publications added to the systematic reviews of injury prevention database. June 2008 The June 2008 editon of Eurosafe Alert can now be downloaded in our newsletter section ........................................................................... New publications added to the systematic reviews of injury prevention database. ........................................................................... CHILD SAFETY WEEK - 23rd - 29th June! This year, Child Safety Week runs from Monday 23 to Sunday 29 June, with the theme: “Make a change. Make a difference” This years message is that even small changes in our everyday lives can make big differences to children’s safety. For a parent or grandparent, this could mean driving more slowly in areas where children are out playing, getting their gas boiler serviced, fitting safety equipment such as smoke alarms or moving household cleaners where a young child can’t reach them. For a child or young person, this could mean stopping at the kerb rather than running straight across the road, taking on the weekly job of checking that the smoke alarms are working or remembering not to overload electrical sockets in their room. If you work with parents, carers, children or young people, we hope that Child Safety Week provides you with inspiration and resources to raise awareness of child accident prevention and run local activities and events. To download a free copy of the Child Safety Week booklet click here Or to find out more information on the event click here ........................................................................... Minister backs Road Safety Events for Scottish Firms Stewart Stevenson MSP, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, has welcomed four free seminars that aim to improve the safety of workers who have to drive as part of their jobs. Click here for the full story. ........................................................................... £10 million per year for Public Health Research A new research programme which will help the Government to continue to improve public health and reduce health inequalities was launched by Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo on the 23rd May. The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is being established by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and will evaluate a wide range of public health interventions. These could include social marketing for the promotion of safe sex, to the prevention of obesity in children, and speed bumps for the prevention of road traffic accidents. The funding will rise over each of the next three years to reach £10 million a year. For more information on this story click here May 2008 2ND ISSUE OF INJURY PREVENTION NEWS - NOW AVAILABLE! IPN is the joint electronic newsletter of the Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) and the Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) The purpose of this newsletter is to support injury prevention practitioners working in all areas of injury prevention and dealing with all age groups. IPN is a FREE source of information on new initiatives, publications of statistics, research findings, forthcoming conferences and events and will highlight new additions to IOBI and CAPIC websites. To download the second edition, click here ........................................................................... £500,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE INJURIES The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and BNFL today announced a major, new, long-term scholarship scheme for students to undertake research aimed at saving lives and reducing injuries. Click here for the full story ........................................................................... New Conferences and Events are listed. ........................................................................... New publications added to the systematic reviews of injury prevention database. April 2008 'HOUSE OF PAIN' - a new interactive home safety tool produced by ROSPA and the Times Online is now available. ........................................................................... New publications added to the systematic reviews of injury prevention database. ........................................................................... April 2008's editon of 'Road Safety Wales Low Down', (Issue 8) produced by Road Safety Wales can now be downloaded in our newsletter section
GUIDE FOR IMPLEMENTERS - LEARN FROM THE EUNESE PILOT PROJECTS EXPERIENCE Click here to download a 7-Step Guide to implement a successful intervention for injury ........................................................................... The European Commission has been concerned with the issue of Elder abuse and wishes to explore what is happening in relation to such abuse in different European countries. A survey is being conducted by the Centre for Health and Social Care Studies & Service Development, University of Sheffield in order to inform a review on issues of abuse and neglect amongst the elderly. It will include the extent of awareness about elder abuse, what is known about the nature and extent of abuse in EU countries, causes and risk factors, as well as interventions and responses to elder abuse. The survey’s goal is to provide as many and useful information for the review as possible. Dr Bridget Penhale, Reader of Gerontology at the University of Sheffield has been assigned by the European Commission to undertake this survey (which you can download by clicking here). If you think this project interests you, would like to take part in it and need more details, please contact Dr Bridget Penhale, who is responsible for the project and shall fill you in appropriately. Contact details: Dr Bridget Penhale ........................................................................... New publications added to the systematic reviews of injury prevention database. ........................................................................... The March 2008 editon of Eurosafe Alert can now be downloaded in our newsletter section ........................................................................... The January - February 2008 editon of EUNESE News can now be downloaded in our newsletter section February 2008 POLICE COLLECTED ROAD TRAFFIC INJURY DATA UPDATED (STATS 19) Data on road traffic injuries collected by the police (STATS 19) has now been updated to include figures from 2004 & 2005. It must be emphasised that the figures cover only road accidents reported to the police and involving personal injury. There is some possibility of under-reporting and under-recording as well as misclassification of accidents. Click here to be redirected to the 'Injury Statistics in Wales' section. ........................................................................... INJURY PREVENTION NEWS - NOW AVAILABLE! IPN is the joint electronic newsletter of the Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) and the Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) The purpose of this newsletter is to support injury prevention practitioners working in all areas of injury prevention and dealing with all age groups. IPN is a FREE source of information on new initiatives, publications of statistics, research findings, opportunities and training events and will highlight new additions to IOBI and CAPIC websites. To download the first edition, click here January 2008 PEMBROKESHIRE – HAVE YOUR CHILD’S CAR SEAT CHECKED FREE Pembrokeshire County Council is providing a free in-car child’s safety seat check for all parents, grandparents and child minders at: Haverfordwest Tesco Store Car Park Pembroke Dock Tesco Store Car Park Fishguard West Street Car Park Highly Trained officers on hand to give free advice. A badly fitted child car seat may offer little or no protection for your child. This event is sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government and co-ordinated by Pembrokeshire County Council Road Safety Unit. For more information contact Road Safety Unit, County Hall, Haverfordwest 01437 775144 ........................................................................... Road Safety and Bike Safety events in Wales have been added to the Conferences and Events Section. ........................................................................... January 2008's editon of 'Road Safety Wales Low Down', (Issue 7) produced by Road Safety Wales can now be downloaded in our newsletter section ........................................................................... NEW STRATEGY - CHILDRENS PLAN The Children's Plan - Building Brighter Futures was recently released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Chapter 2 'Safe and Sound' discusses how the governement will fund a new home safety equipment scheme to prevent accidents which happen to young children in the home. They will also encourage local authorities to create 20mph zones, where appropriate, because they can reduce child pedestrian deaths by 70 per cent. Click here to download 'The Children's Plan' and for more information. ........................................................................... JOB VACANCY for a Behavioural Scientist (Road Safety) – Plymouth University 'Behavioural Scientist' (Road Safety) working with Devon County Council, Exeter, Devon Salary: from £18k pa (dependent upon qualifications and experience) Qualifications: BSc (hons) degree 2:1 or above in Behavioural Science, Psychology, Research Methods or similar. The project aim is to integrate Evidence Bases into the decision making process for road casualty reduction in making Devon roads safer. Click here for more information. ....................................................................... CHRISTMAS DRINK-DRIVE FIGURES SHOW ENFORCEMENT IS KEY A 20 percent fall in the number of people failing breath tests over the christmas period clearly demonstrates the need for tough enforcement if the battle against drink-driving is to be won, ROSPA said this month. For more information on this story click here to be redirected to ROSPA's Press Office. ....................................................................... PARLIAMENTARY GROUP TO CHAMPION ACCIDENT PREVENTION A new all-party parliamentary group has been formed to champion the cause of accident prevention. Its aim is to provide a voice for the relatives of the 12,000 people killed in accidents in the UK each year and millions more who suffer injuries. For more information on this story click here to be redirected to ROSPA's press office. ........................................................................ New national awareness days/weeks listed in the Conferences and Events section. ......................................................................... New publications added to the systematic reviews of injury prevention database. ............................................................................ ........................................................................... EUNESE Injury Prevention Factsheets, Advice and Information focused on the elderly, can now be found in the Injury Prevention Guides Section .......................................................................... New Conferences and Events are listed. |
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