JUNE 2003 - Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research

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Overview of the Alberta Injury Control Strategy VISION MAKING ALBERTA THE SAFEST PLACE TO LIVE Mission Contribute to a healthy Alberta and healthy Albertans by: •Engaging Albertans in making the injury issue a priority. • Reducing the frequency and severity of injuries in Alberta. • Reducing the impact of and improving the outcomes for those affected by injury. Strategic Goals 1. Increase the awareness and commitment of Albertans to injury prevention. 2. Promote the development and enforcement of healthy public policies and legislation aimed at injury prevention. 3. Build and sustain the capacity and capability to deliver effective injury prevention programs. 4. Increase the availability of and access to comprehensive provincial injury surveillance data. 5. Increase research and program evaluation on injury causes, injury programs and practices. 6. Optimize emergency response, acute care and rehabilitation services to those who are affected by injury. 7. Strengthen partnerships among injury control stakeholders. Stakeholders Involved • Individual Albertans and their families. • Injury survivors. • Communities. • Community-based and not-for-profit organizations. • Professional groups. • Health authorities. • Education system. • Business and industry. • Health authorities. • Industry. •Municipal governments. • Provincial government. • Federal government. Values and Underlying Principles Injury prevention focus and attitude. Holistic focus on people and their environments. Shared responsibility. Strong stakeholder coordination and collaboration. Diverse strategies. Competency and organizational capacity. Quality programs and services. Evidence-based practices. Making Alberta the Safest Place to Live 4
Focus on the future—making Alberta the safest place to live! By effectively addressing injuries, more Albertans will be able to live safe, healthy lives and be free from the impact of injuries. How to do this—pursue the mission: • Engage Albertans in making the injury issue a priority. Focus on the future. Pursue the mission. • Reduce the frequency and severity of injuries. • Reduce the impact of and improve the outcomes for those affected by injury. Build integrity—adhere to the values. Everyone has a responsibility in building a safer Alberta. With a shared vision and common values, safety can become an integral part of Albertan’s well-being. Target resources effectively—prioritize the strategies. Use resources wisely in addressing the strategies that will have the most impact on the issues unique to a particular situation. Monitor the outcomes—celebrate success. Stay focused on the end point—the results to be achieved and make adjustments along the way. Then celebrate the achievements! Adhere to the values. Prioritize the strategies. Celebrate success. What are the outcomes and other details on the Alberta Injury Control Strategy? For each objective, specific outcome indicators are identified. Where the current status is known, that information is provided, along with a target for improvement in the years ahead. Where the current status is not known, a baseline will be established with a plan to improve upon the baseline in the years ahead. Goal 1.0 Increase the awareness and commitment of Albertans to injury prevention 1.1 Albertans will be aware and knowledgeable about injuries and their prevention. Outcome indicator Current status Target Proportion of Albertans aware and knowledgeable about injuries and their prevention. 40% of Albertans correctly identify injury as the leading cause of death for Albertans under the age of 45 (July 2001). Source: Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research. 80% (2010) 85% of Albertans indicate that injuries are a serious health problem (July 2001). Source: Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research. 42% of Albertans indicate that injuries are very or completely preventable (July 2001). Maintain or exceed 85% (2010) 80% (2010) Source: Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research. Making Alberta the Safest Place to Live 5
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Page 3 and 4: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Alberta Injury
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Page 19 and 20: PURPOSE OF THE ALBERTA INJURY CONTR
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Page 35 and 36: MISSION Contribute to a healthy Alb
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• Federal Government − − −
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• Facilitate stakeholder developm
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APPENDIX B Injuries know no boundar
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• Decrease the incidence of injur
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Injuries account for a significant
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Injury deaths Figure B-4 presents i
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Figure B-5 Rank order of injury cau
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Trends in injury mortality, hospita
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Injury hospitalizations and emergen
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Figure B-11 Rank order of injury ca
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Rank order of causes of emergency r
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OTHER INJURY DATA FOR ALBERTA Other
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• Four out of 10 First Nations pe
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Fire injuries Data on fires in Albe
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APPENDIX C 1 The technical definiti
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