JUNE 2003 - Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research
JUNE 2003 - Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research
JUNE 2003 - Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research
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strategies at the community, regional and provincial levels.<br />
Advocate and promote injury prevention and safety in all<br />
individual and public interactions, in<strong>for</strong>ming people and policy<br />
makers about injury risks and encouraging them to take the<br />
necessary actions to prevent injury.<br />
Advocate <strong>for</strong> healthy public policies and regulations that support<br />
and strengthen injury prevention ef<strong>for</strong>ts as well as injury control<br />
ef<strong>for</strong>ts in emergency response, acute care and rehabilitation.<br />
Advocate <strong>for</strong> innovations in engineering and product design,<br />
including required training and education.<br />
Monitor, collect and distribute injury data, including<br />
circumstances surrounding injuries.<br />
Use research and evaluation studies to guide your best<br />
professional practices and to track effectiveness of your<br />
programs and services.<br />
• Education System<br />
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Become in<strong>for</strong>med about injuries, how they are caused and what the<br />
education system can do to protect someone from injury and to<br />
respond effectively in the event of an injury.<br />
Incorporate injury control education and practices into the school<br />
curricula and extra-curricular activities.<br />
Incorporate injury control education and practices into postsecondary<br />
curricula.<br />
Education System<br />
• Health Authorities<br />
− Become in<strong>for</strong>med about injuries, how they are caused and what the<br />
health system can do to protect someone from injury and to respond<br />
effectively in the event of an injury.<br />
Health Authorities<br />
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Promote and protect the health of the population by developing and<br />
integrating strategies and programs to prevent injuries.<br />
Develop comprehensive injury control strategies and plans<br />
consistent with the <strong>Alberta</strong> <strong>Injury</strong> <strong>Control</strong> Strategy.<br />
Designate and allocate required financial and human resources to<br />
provide effective injury control programs.<br />
Develop and provide effective acute care and rehabilitation services<br />
to those who have been affected by injuries.<br />
Use research and evaluation studies to guide your best professional<br />
practices and to track effectiveness of your programs and services.<br />
Making <strong>Alberta</strong> the Safest Place to Live<br />
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