JUNE 2003 - Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research

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− − and to reduce the incidence of injury. Encourage and support the development of a “safe community”. Integrate specific strategies and actions into your municipal business plans and budgets. • Provincial Government − − − − − − − − − − Provide the means and support necessary to implement the Alberta Injury Control Strategy and work with other provincial governments and the federal government in implementing national injury control frameworks and strategies. Formulate and approve a policy statement that injury is a major health and safety issue. Support community-based service delivery in injury control through the provision of adequate human, financial and material resources to appropriate stakeholder groups. Provide and support opportunities for public and private investment in research and injury prevention and control strategies. Assume primary responsibility to develop and implement a provincial injury surveillance system, track and monitor injuries, taking action to reduce areas of high risk. Provide the means and enabling structures to conduct and/or support research on injury, its risk factors and causes, and injury control practices. Provide the means and enabling structures to support evaluation of injury control programs and services. Formulate, implement and enforce legislation and regulations directed at the health and safety of the public, employers and employees. Provide the means and support needed to enhance interministerial collaboration in targeting best practices in injury control in all Ministry plans and activities. Provide policy guidance and support to formulate guidelines to promote accurate and comprehensive media reporting on injuries. Provincial Government Making Alberta the Safest Place to Live 54
• Federal Government − − − − − − Facilitate work between provinces, territories and federal ministries in implementing national injury control frameworks and strategies in addressing injury priorities. Develop, implement and evaluate injury control programs in First Nations communities. Provide and support opportunities for public and private investment in research and injury prevention and control strategies. Conduct and/or support research on injury, its risk and preventative factors and causes, and injury control practices. Support evaluation of injury control programs and services. Implement and enforce legislation and regulations directed at the health and safety of the public, employers and employees. Federal Government Making Alberta the Safest Place to Live 55
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Alberta Injury
Page 5 and 6: What are the injury control issues?
Page 7 and 8: Focus on the future—making Albert
Page 9 and 10: Outcome indicator Current status Ta
Page 11 and 12: Recommended Actions • Develop and
Page 13 and 14: Recommended Actions • Implement t
Page 15 and 16: Making Alberta the Safest Place to
Page 17 and 18: Figure 1 Injury control model BACKG
Page 19 and 20: PURPOSE OF THE ALBERTA INJURY CONTR
Page 21 and 22: Injuries may be further understood
Page 23 and 24: Table 2 (continued) Application of
Page 25 and 26: Table 3 Number of child injury deat
Page 27 and 28: Other highlights 10 specific to inj
Page 29 and 30: Challenge 2 Under-developed coordin
Page 31 and 32: Challenge 6 Limited research and pr
Page 33 and 34: Figure 3 Overview of the Alberta In
Page 35 and 36: MISSION Contribute to a healthy Alb
Page 37 and 38: Goal 1 Increase the awareness and c
Page 39 and 40: Goal 1 Objective 1.2 Increase the a
Page 41 and 42: Recommended Actions • Implement a
Page 43 and 44: Goal 3 Build and sustain the capaci
Page 45 and 46: Goal 5 Increase research and progra
Page 47 and 48: Goal 6 Optimize emergency response,
Page 49 and 50: Goal 6 Optimize emergency response,
Page 51 and 52: Making Alberta the Safest Place to
Page 53 and 54: • Community-based and not-for-pro
Page 55: − − Educate and train your work
Page 59 and 60: • Facilitate stakeholder developm
Page 61 and 62: APPENDIX B Injuries know no boundar
Page 63 and 64: • Decrease the incidence of injur
Page 65 and 66: Injuries account for a significant
Page 67 and 68: Injury deaths Figure B-4 presents i
Page 69 and 70: Figure B-5 Rank order of injury cau
Page 71 and 72: Trends in injury mortality, hospita
Page 73 and 74: Injury hospitalizations and emergen
Page 75 and 76: Figure B-11 Rank order of injury ca
Page 77 and 78: Rank order of causes of emergency r
Page 79 and 80: OTHER INJURY DATA FOR ALBERTA Other
Page 81 and 82: • Four out of 10 First Nations pe
Page 83 and 84: Fire injuries Data on fires in Albe
Page 85 and 86: APPENDIX C 1 The technical definiti
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