ACICR 2007 -2008 Annual Report - Alberta Centre for Injury Control ...

Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research 

Annual Report 

2007 / 2008 

An injury-free Alberta in which to work, play and live.

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Message from the Director & Associate Director 

Executive Summary 

Vision, Mission, Commitment and Scope / Guiding Principles 

Setting Priorities and Identifying Populations / Data 

Goals, Strategies and Key Performance Measures 

Goal 1 - Increase the availability and distribution of current high quality data on injury. 

Goal 2 - Increase the capacity of injury prevention practitioners to put knowledge into 

action (practice and policy) to address the injury issues in their communities. 

Goal 3 - Identify, examine and strategically respond to injury issues at all levels. 

Goal 4 - Increase access to promising and best practices through evaluation, research 

and knowledge translation activities. 

Goal 5 - Increase the profile of the injury issue, causes and solutions through focused 

advocacy efforts. 

ACICR Publications 

Community Injury Control Fund (CICF) Grant Recipients 

Alberta Traffic Safety Fund (ATSF) Grant Recipients 

ACICR Committee Representation 

Safe Communities 

ACICR Staff 

ACICR Associates and Alberta Traffic Safety Regional Coordinators 

Staff Awards / Acknowledgements and Graduate Students 

Financial Statement 

ACICR Annual Report 2007 / 2008 

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Message from the Director & Associate Director 

We are pleased to present to you the annual report for the Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research 2007- 

2008 fiscal year. Last year seemed to bring a bit of everything, from new staff to exciting new initiatives. 

Among our activities have been the implementation of the Community Mobilization project of the Alberta 

Traffic Safety Plan and the movement towards a falls prevention strategy for older adults. The Centre has been 

working hard with stakeholders and the Office of Traffic Safety to hire 16 Regional Traffic Safety Coordinators 

and to secure host agency agreements. Following our On Solid Ground Conference on fall prevention, interest 

in area of fall prevention has taken on a life of its own. The Falls Network has over 89 members that are 

dedicated to addressing the issue. Response and excitement about the Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum 

and the public awareness campaign has been overwhelming and speaks to the need felt by stakeholders. 

We are happy to report that the Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research has begun work to coordinate 

development of implementation and evaluation plans for the Alberta Injury Control Strategy under the direction 

and guidance of a new cross-ministerial steering committee. 

ACICR as one of the major units within the School of Public Health is also well placed to advance knowledge 

translation and research in injury control and has increased our capacity to do so by introducing the Injury 

Examiner series and by developing our injury data brochures. ACICR's core activities of putting knowledge 

into action, sharing knowledge to drive change, and identifying and sustaining effective initiatives in policy and 

practice will only be enhanced by a stronger research agenda. 

Partnership, collaboration, capacity building and evidence-based practice are the pillars on which ACICR's 

commitment to injury control is built. We strongly believe that these strategies will build a strong injury control 

community in Alberta. 

An annual report would not be complete without some well deserved “thank-you's”. Firstly, we would like to 

take this opportunity to thank the staff of ACICR who more often than not, go that extra mile for the Centre, our 

stakeholders and partners. Secondly, thank you to our partners across Alberta without your commitment and 

perseverance, movement towards an injury-free Alberta would be impossible. Finally, we'd like to acknowledge 

and thank the Alberta Health and Wellness for their unwavering commitment to injury control and the Centre. 

There is still much work to do in injury control but we are confident that if we work together we can create an 

injury-free Alberta. 

D. C. Voaklander, PhD Kathy L Belton, M.Ed 

Director 

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ACICR Annual Report 2007 / 2008

"Individual commitment to a group 

effort - that is what makes a team 

work, a company work, a society 

work, a civilization work.” 

~ Vince Lombardi 

Since 1998, the Alberta Centre for Injury 

Control & Research (ACICR) has taken 

many steps towards its vision: an injuryfree 

Alberta in which to work, play and live. 

Each step towards the summit could not 

have been achieved without teamwork. 

Throughout 2007/2008, teamwork 

continued to play an essential role in 

ACICR's many achievements. The 

importance of teamwork was echoed in the 

vision of ACICR's new director, Dr. Don 

Voaklander where he identified partnership 

as an essential element for the development 

of relevant, world-class injury control 

research and the application of research 

creating effective, sustainable initiatives in 

policy and community practice. 

ACICR has established itself as a strong 

team member of the University of Alberta's 

newest faculty, the School of Public Health, 

Canada's first stand alone faculty solely 

dedicated to public health. ACICR's team 

of researchers and students have focused on 

a wide variety of injury issues including the 

sociology of injury, traffic safety and 

impaired driving, injury in farmers, 

psychology and psycho-sociology of injury 

recovery, hip fractures and long range 

consequences of hospital-related adverse 


events, urban and rural child restraint use 

for Alberta children under the age of 13 

years, bicycle helmet use and head injury 

before and after helmet legislation, as well 

as injury recovery and the workplace. 

ACICR has been supporting the cultivation 

of future public health leaders with its 

highest number of masters and doctoratelevel 

practicums and placements to date. 

ACICR coordinates the Alberta Injury 

Control Alliance which is a team of 165 

members from business and industry, 

schools, and community organizations 

committed to actualizing the Alberta Injury 

Control Strategy. The energy of this group 

has led to the recent establishment of a 

provincial cross-ministerial committee 

which will provide guidance and leadership 

for the implementation of the Alberta Injury 

Control Strategy. Having this broad, high 

level cross-ministerial committee from all 

stakeholder perspectives will further ensure 

the implementation of the Strategy. 

ACICR, Alberta Medical Association, 

Alberta Seniors' Falls Prevention Network, 

and Alberta Seniors' Falls Prevention 

Awareness Advisory Committee are 

working to create an annual provincial 

campaign to generate mass awareness of the 

very serious and costly issue of injuries 

caused by falls among seniors. The first 

campaign will focus on individual and 

community action to promote and facilitate 

falls prevention. Individual team members 

providing input towards this endeavour 

consist of health and wellness professionals 

from many disciplines including physicians, 

physical and occupational therapists, 

fitness/recreation professionals, politicians, 

researchers, nurses, pharmacists, mental 

health specialists, and paramedics. Having 

this array of players at the table is sure to 

make the first annual campaign a success 

setting a solid foundation for successive 

campaigns. 

Community-based collaboration has been 

identified as a critical element in achieving 

steps towards the accomplishment of goals 

conveyed in Alberta's Traffic Safety Plan. 

With funding from Alberta Health and 

Wellness and Alberta Transportation, 

ACICR is facilitating the Community 

Mobilization Project to address the plague 

of motor vehicle-related deaths and injuries 

on Alberta's roadways. Sixteen regional 

traffic safety coordinators across the 

province will actively engage stakeholders 

in their respective communities, working as 

a team to identify local traffic safety issues 

and make links with provincial initiatives. 

From there, teams will develop and 

implement programs and awareness 

activities reflecting both local traffic issues 

and provincial goals. Examples of team 

members includes representatives from city, 

municipal district, and band councils, law 

enforcement, Alberta Motor Association, 

fire and emergency medical services, 

family resource centres, Mothers Against 

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Drunk Driving, highway maintenance, 

school transportation services, health 

regions, Commercial Vehicles Enforcement 

Branch, crime prevention committees, 

Safety Cit ies, Canadian Society of Safety 

Engineering and P.A.R.T.Y. Program s. 

With guidance from a multi-sectoral 

steering committee, ACICR updated and 

reformatted guidelines featured in the 

Safety Guidelines for Physical Activity in 

Alberta Schools. The changes reflected 

outputs from the document's evaluation 

which was conducted last year. The 

evidence-based guidelines presented in the 

document provide direction for school 

boards to establish safety policies for 

curriculum-based physical activities. The 

strength of this document is a reflection of the 

representatives from a wide variety of 

organizations including Edmonton Public and 

Catholic Schools, Alberta Schools Athletic 

Association, Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks 

& Wildlife Foundation, Alberta Tourism, 

Parks, Recreation and Culture, Health and 

Physical Education Council, Alberta Teachers' 

Association, Schools Come Alive, and Sport 

Medicine Council of Alberta. 

ACICR invites you to read on and learn more 

about accomplishments achieved in the 

2007/2008 fiscal year. We are fortunate that 

there are so many individuals and 

organizations in Alberta that recognize and 

value the importance of injury prevention and 

control. It is through team work that ACICR 

has been able to make strides toward an 

injury-free Alberta in which to work, play and 

live. 

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Vision, Mission, Commitment and Scope 

Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW), the funder of the Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research (ACICR) 

has a vision of: 

Healthy and well Albertans. 

This vision is supported by the vision and mission of the Alberta 

Centre for Injury Control & Research (ACICR): 

The Commitment 

ACICR is committed to advancing injury control in Alberta, by 

promoting stakeholder collaboration, capacity building and evidencebased 

practice in the field of injury control and research. 

The Vision 

An injury-free Alberta in which to work, play and live. 

The Mission 

To reduce the societal and economic burden of injuries in Alberta by 

building partnerships, promoting effective strategies and sharing 

knowledge. 

The Scope 

The ACICR will achieve its Vision and Mission by providing 

leadership, initiative, influence, coordination and support for injuryrelated 

policies, education, information sharing and research across the 

province in order that stakeholders can fulfill their mandates of injury 

control. 

Guiding Principles 

The ACICR guiding principles describe our values and lay the 

foundation for the way in which we approach our work. As a result 

these principles influence both our direction and our decisions. We 

value and believe in: 

• health promotion and five associated action strategies 

identified in the Ottawa Chapter (1986): 

- Build Healthy Public Policy 

- Create Supportive Environments 

- Strengthen Community Action 

- Develop Personal Skills 

- Reorient Health Services 

• a population health perspective, where strategies will enhance the 

health and well-being of the overall population. We recognize that 

different populations and communities will have different issues and 

as a result, injury control initiatives will be considered on the basis 

of stakeholder support and community readiness 

• collaborating with multi-sectoral partners and stakeholders to build 

community capacity and develop sustainable injury-related 

resources. We respect the contribution and expertise of all parties 

involved and support diversity and innovation 

• an evidence-based approach and using knowledge translation to 

enhance the practice of injury control. 


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The ACICR addresses both intentional 

and unintentional injury, and has set 

priorities following a review of current 

provincial injury surveillance data and 

targets. As a result, the following 

priority areas have been identified: 

• Increasing Awareness of the 

Injury Issue 

• Motor Vehicle Collisions 

• Falls 

• Suicide 

Setting Priorities and Identifying 

Populations / Data 

Seniors' Falls Data 

Alberta Seniors' Injury Hospital Admissions - 2003 

Other Injuries 

20% 

FFalls 

776% 

The ACICR recognizes the significant 

burden of injury within the Aboriginal 

population and is committed to 

addressing their needs through the 

priority areas identified. Although injury 

issues affect Albertans across the 

lifespan, ACICR has identified other 

vulnerable populations that warrant 

particular attention including children, 

seniors, and the farming community. 

ACICR also recognizes that 

communities are the best suited to 

address their own unique injury issues 

and is committed to supporting frontline 

practitioners and stakeholders to do so. 

Motor Vehicle 

Collisions 

5% 

Did You Know in 2003?.... 

• $88 million was spent on seniors' fall-related hospital admissions. By the year 2033 

the seniors population is expected to increase 61% and if left unchecked, the direct 

health care costs of fall-related hospital admissions for seniors is likely to reach 

$250 million every year, a 146% increase. 

• These costs do not include emergency department visits, payments to physicians 

physiotherapists, homecare, medication or costs to the individual. 

• Falls were the leading cause of injury hospital admission for seniors with 6,273 

admissions. 

• Seniors accounted for the majority (57%) of all fall-related hospital admissions. 

• Falls accounted for more than three-quarters (76%) of the seniors admitted to hospital 

as the result of an injury. 

• There were 17,352 fall-related emergency department visits for seniors. 

• Fractures accounted for 57% of the injuries from a fall. 

• Hip fractures were the most common type of fracture. 

1 Schopflocher D. On Solid Ground: community conference on seniors' falls prevention. 2006 

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GOAL 1 

Increase the availability and 

distribution of current high 

quality data on injury. 

Core Goals 

The ACICR, in cooperation with the Health 

Surveillance Branch of Alberta Health and 

Wellness, compiles and analyzes injury 

prevalence and incidence data in the province. 

Surveillance of the injury issue is important to 

evaluate trends over time and to guide 

prevention and intervention efforts. To direct 

resources towards injury issues, decision 

makers need consistent, comparable data 

collected over time. Activities to be 

undertaken in this goal area will enhance the 

access to current data on injury in a userfriendly 

manner. 

Key Strategies 

1. Improve access to and dissemination of 

current injury data for stakeholders by 

further developing the processes and 

structures. 

2. Create collaboration partnerships with 

sector specific injury data holders such 

as transportation or enforcement 

agencies, targeting identified priorities. 

3. Provide input into and advocate for the 

development of a provincial and national 

injury surveillance system. 

Key Performance Measures 

• From April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 

data services completed 137 requests. 

• Maintained deaths, hospital admissions 

and emergency department data up to 

2003. 

• 100% of stakeholders contacted indicated 

they were satisfied or very satisfied with 

the way their data inquires were handled. 

• 95% of stakeholders indicated they were 

satisfied or very satisfied with the 

information they received. 

• 89% of the stakeholders contacted 

indicated they used data or will be using 

data they obtained from ACICR. 

• Stakeholders commented that the data was 

not as current as they would have liked. 

• A partnership with the Office of the Chief 

Medical Examiner has been reestablished. 

• ACICR created three new summary 

brochures: reporting on all injuries, 

injuries to children/youth and injuries to 

seniors in Alberta. The content and format 

of the summary brochure have been 

adapted by three health regions to provide 

regional specific injury data. 


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Specialized Data Reports 

Background 

Injury prevention requires knowledge of the 

frequency and nature of injury incidents. 

ACICR supports community/regionally-based 

decision making in the development, 

implementation and evaluation of injury 

prevention programs. 

Goal 

To provide timely and current regional or 

topic specific injury data to injury prevention 

professionals. 

Project Highlights 

Status 

Ongoing. 

Seniors 

Injuries in Alberta 

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GOAL 2 

Core Goals 

Increase the capacity of injury 

prevention practitioners to put 

knowledge into action (practice 

and policy) to address the injury 

issues in their communities. 

In order to effectively address injuries, 

practitioners need access to tools, resources 

and information. ACICR will deliver high 

quality distinctive educational opportunities, 

be a source of expert information and 

resources, and build social capital between 

practitioners through outreach and 

engagement. 


1. Maintain a current collection of relevant 

injury prevention and control resources 

to support practitioners, students and 

researchers. 

2. Develop and maintain a network of 

experts and practitioners that can offer 

advice and assistance. 

3. Monitor requests for information 

received and the distribution and 

dissemination of injury prevention and 

control information. 

4. Broaden the reach, impact and utilization 

of current networking and information 

services. 

5. Identify, develop, and deliver injury 

prevention related workshops, seminars, 

and tools to meet the needs of injury 

prevention practitioners. 


• There were 421 new resources added to 

the ACICR resource room. The online 

library website page recorded 567 hits. 43 

resources were lent out through the online 

process. 

• ACICR was mentioned in the media a 

total of 20 times in 2007/2008. 

• Information was formally distributed 66 

times to the RHA and Community 

Coalition Safety Promotion Network from 

April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008. 

• ACICR responded to 260 requests for 

information from April 1, 2007 to 

March 31, 2008. 

• 10 monthly teleconferences were held in 

2007/2008, with an average of 40 - 60 

participants per session. 

• 90% of the respondents of a random 

telephone / email survey rated the 

monthly teleconference as good to 

excellent. 

• 100 members on the no-injuries listserv. 

• Published 12 issues of the 'Injury Control 

Alberta' newsletter, approximate 

distribution: just over 1,250. 

• Speaker's registry has 33 speakers 

registered. 

• ACICR staff published 28 journal articles, 

and 1 book chapter. 

• From April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 

there were 9,053 visitors to the ACICR 

website. 

• Maintained and updated the ACICR 

database of multidisciplinary researchers, 

educators, and practitioners, current 

numbers of records 6,326. 

• 100% of stakeholders rated ACICR 

workshops, seminars, and tools as good or 

excellent. 


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ACICR Library 


Background 

The ACICR Library is a key component of 

ACICR's commitment to sharing information 

with stakeholders. Materials include books, 

grey literature, videos, reports, pamphlets, 

CD-ROMs and various other items that 

provide information on injury control topics 

including intervention techniques such as 

social marketing, advocacy and community 

collaboration. In total, the Library houses over 

2,200 items. Holdings can be accessed in 

person and online via a searchable database 

linked to the ACICR website. 

Status 

The online library database was fully 

implemented in 2005/2006. This database has 

enhanced search capability and features a 

reservation request service for borrowing 

materials. Over the year the online library 

website recorded 567 hits. Forty-three 

resources were lent out through the online 

process and four hundred and twenty-one new 

materials were acquired this year. 

Goal 

To maintain and develop a collection of injury 

prevention and control literature, projects and 

information for access by stakeholders. 

Objectives 

1. Capture all materials in a searchable 

database. 

2. Make the resources housed in the Library 

accessible to injury prevention and 

control stakeholders, students and other 

interested individuals. 

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Alberta Injury Control Teleconference 

Background 

The Alberta Injury Control Teleconference 

arose out of a need identified by the 

participants of the Injury in Alberta V 

Conference to network and share information 

among stakeholders in the field of injury 

prevention and control across the province. 

There is an average of 30 ports per session 

with anywhere from 40-60 participants. 

Results from a monthly random telephone 

survey indicated that the teleconference is a 

useful resource for injury prevention and 

control practitioners across the province and 

Canada wide. 

3. Act as a forum for educational 

opportunities, information sharing and 

discussion for stakeholders. 

Status 

2007/2008 teleconference series is underway. 

A random telephone survey is conducted 

following each monthly teleconference and 9 

out of 10 respondents rated the ACICR 

teleconference series as good or excellent. 

Goal 

To develop and maintain an information 

sharing network for injury control 

practitioners across the province and Canada. 

Objectives 

1. Provide leadership and coordination 

in building and maintaining information 

networks among injury control 

stakeholders and practitioners while 

ensuring consistent information and 

effective dissemination of injury control 

information and resources. 

2. Provide a mechanism for timely 

information sharing and forum for 

discussing issues of interest to injury 

prevention practitioners across Canada. 


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GOAL 3 

Identify, examine and 

strategically respond to injury 

issues at all levels. 

Core Goals 

The identification and monitoring of new and 

emerging injury issues is a fundamental first 

step to a strategic response. Examination of 

the underlying causes of injury is also key to 

effectively addressing injury issues. ACICR 

will develop a proactive plan to address injury 

issues as they emerge through a three-prong 

approach of knowledge gathering and review, 

synthesis and communication. Where, 

appropriate ACICR will provide supportive 

coordination to enhance the integration of 

efforts towards injury issues. 


1. Collaborate with RHAs, provincial 

agencies, organizations and government 

departments to create and support 

effective processes and structures for 

injury prevention and control. 

2. Engage communities of interest for 

priority provincial injury prevention 

initiatives. 

3. Provide the appropriate level of 

leadership and support needed to develop 

and implement injury prevention 

initiatives within injury prevention 

communities of interest. 

4. Coordinate the Alberta Injury Control 

Alliance and advocate for the adoption 

and implementation of the Alberta Injury 

Control Strategy. 


• During 2007/2008, the membership of the 

Alberta Injury Control Alliance grew 

to 165. 

• Community Injury Control Fund (CICF) 

awarded 7 larger grants and 15 smaller 

grants totalling $101,820. 

• 76 programs and projects were 

maintained or supported by ACICR. 

• 34 new initiatives, programs and 

projects being implemented by 

stakeholders in partnership with ACICR. 

• Distributed 2 news releases between 

April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008. 

• 6 communities of interest were formed. 

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Alberta Seniors' Falls Prevention Network 

Background 

Based on the feedback from the September 

2006 On Solid Ground Community 

Conference on falls prevention, an electronic 

network has been established to link people 

working in the area of seniors' falls prevention 

throughout the province. This network allows 

members to share information such as new 

programs and resources, recent research and 

upcoming events and conferences. The 

network was officially launched in May 2007 

and to date has 89 members from a variety of 

backgrounds and occupations. 

Status 

Ongoing. 

Partners & Sponsors 

Individuals and organizations working 

throughout Alberta in the area of seniors' falls 

prevention in the community, acute care, 

continuing care, rehabilitation, injury 

prevention, health promotion and fitness 

settings. 

Goal 

To provide members working in the area of 

seniors' falls prevention with an opportunity 

for networking, collaboration, information 

sharing and education. 

Objectives 

1. Maintain Network contact list and 

disseminate information on seniors' falls 

prevention, programming, education, 

workshops, etc. via electronic 

distribution list. 

2. Coordinate teleconference/internet 

meetings. 

3. Develop a dedicated webpage for 

seniors' falls prevention on ACICR's 

website containing information on best 

practices, programs, resources etc. 


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Alberta Traffic Safety Plan - Community Mobilization Project 

Background 

On November 2, 2006, the Alberta 

government released Alberta's Traffic Safety 

Plan: Saving Lives on Alberta's Roads. The 

plan is a comprehensive strategy designed to 

reduce the number of motor vehicle-related 

deaths and injuries occurring on Alberta's 

roadways. The plan identifies numerous 

initiatives in key areas including: leadership 

and communication, community traffic safety, 

public education and awareness, research and 

evidence-based decisions, sustained 

enforcement, legislation based on best 

practices and engineering and infrastructure 

improvements. 

The government recognizes that in order to 

achieve the goals defined in the Alberta 

Traffic Safety Plan coordinated, collaborative 

community based delivery of 

programs/initiatives/communications will be 

critical. To facilitate the community focus, 

funding has been provided by Alberta Health 

and Wellness and Alberta Transportation for 

16 FTE regional traffic safety coordinators to 

be located across the province. Eleven of the 

coordinators will be located in areas defined 

by the Regional Health Authority boundaries. 

Aspen RHA and Northern Lights RHA will 

each have 2 FTE coordinators due to the large 

geographic area covered by these RHAs. Five 

traffic safety coordinators will be located in 

Aboriginal communities (1 in each Treaty 

Region and 2 to represent Métis 

communities). 

The regional traffic safety coordinators will be 

hired on contract by the Alberta Centre for 

Injury Control & Research to facilitate the 

development of traffic safety committees, to 

assist with identification of local traffic safety 

issues and to link with provincial initiatives. 

These positions will be expected to build on 

existing partnerships and committees and to 

act as a traffic safety resource to local 

communities. 

Objectives 

1. To collaborate with Alberta Health and 

Wellness and Alberta Transportation in 

the design of the community 

mobilization model and the development 

of the Community Traffic Safety 

Coordinator positions. 

2. To assist in identifying communities of 

interest for traffic safety in each health 

region and Aboriginal area. 

3. To work with communities of interest to 

identify a host agency for the regional 

traffic safety coordinator and to select an 

appropriate candidate for the position. 

4. To enter into annual contract agreements 

with individuals identified by regional 

coalitions as their choices for regional 

traffic safety coordinators. 

5. To work with the Provincial Office of 

Traffic Safety to ensure regional traffic 

safety coordinator positions and plans are 

aligned with the Alberta Traffic Safety 

Plan. 

Status 

1. Host agencies located for 16 of the 

regional traffic safety coordinator 

positions. 

2. Ten regional traffic safety coordinators 

hired. 

3. Recruitment process for the regional 

traffic safety coordinators underway for 

6 positions. 

4. RTSC positions recently re-evaluated to 

a higher pay grade. 


• Alberta Health and Wellness 

• Alberta Sheriffs 

• Alberta Transportation 

• Aspen Health Region 

• Calgary Health Region 

• Canadian Traffic Safety Institute 

• Central Agencies Inc. 

• David Thompson Health Region 

• Enforcement Agencies 

• First Nations Treaty 6 



• Mackenzie County 

• Métis General Settlement Council 

• Métis Nation of Alberta 

• Other community traffic safety 

stakeholders 

• RCMP 

• South Eastern Alberta Safety Alliance 

Society 

• St. John Ambulance (Lethbridge Office) 

• Strathcona County 

• TASC Enterprises 

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GOAL 4 

Core Goals 

Increase access to promising and 

best practices through 

evaluation, research and 

knowledge translation activities. 

Access to current and promising information 

regarding interventions and practices ensures 

that resources are being used to address injury 

issues in the most effective ways possible. 

ACICR will bring together study teams of 

experts, academics and practitioners to seek 

knowledge about injury issues and to 

determine, implement and or evaluate 

innovative solutions to injury issues. The 

ACICR will also encourage collaborative 

interdisciplinary research efforts that are 

reflective of the injury issues in Alberta with 

an emphasis on the transfer of research 

knowledge into practice. 


1. Provide program evaluation support to 

community-based injury prevention 

programs/ projects/ initiatives. 

2. Provide support to develop research 

capacity at the community level. 

3. Conduct research on priority injury 

issues in Alberta. 

4. Provide evidence on the best and 

promising practices in injury prevention 

in a user-friendly manner. 


• Three evaluations were undertaken on 

community-based injury prevention 

programs/projects/initiatives. 

• 14 applied research projects were 

undertaken to study the determinants of 

specific injuries as identified by 

stakeholders and practitioners. 

• Three consultations on evaluation and 

research were provided to injury 

stakeholders in Alberta. 

• 56 presentations were made at local 

provincial conferences and symposiums 

to support programs. 

• 28 articles were published in scientific 

journals and local organization 

newsletters. 

• Supported delivery of CIPC training 

sessions: one in British Columbia, one in 

Alberta, three in Ontario, one in Quebec 

and two in Nova Scotia. 

• Supported the delivery of two CIPC 

facilitator training sessions: one in 

Ontario and one in British Columbia. 

• ACICR facilitated 9 educational 

opportunities. 


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Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum (CFPC) 

Background 

For seniors, the risk of falling and sustaining 

an injury is influenced by a broad set of health 

determinants, including physical, behavioural, 

environmental, social and economic factors. 

Interest and activity in the area of preventing 

falls among older adults has increased 

exponentially in recent years. Studies have 

identified falls among seniors as the most 

costly injuries. With the aging of the baby 

boomers, the prevention of falls and related 

injuries among older adults is becoming an 

even more critical health issue. 

Much work has been done in identifying what 

works in preventing falls in the older 

population and many initiatives are being 

implemented across the country. However, 

many of those tasked with developing and 

implementing these initiatives have not had 

previous experience in the field of injury 

prevention in general, nor specific training in 

falls prevention among older adults. 

The Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum© 

(CFPC) will build on the CIPC (Canadian 

Injury Prevention Curriculum) but create new 

content specific to falls prevention among 

older adults, with greater focus on the 

interrelationship of the determinants of health 

that affect falls. The new two-day course will 

provide participants with an understanding of 

how to operate from a evidence-based 

approach to seniors' falls prevention. 

Goal 

To enhance the capacity of Canadian health 

care and community practitioners to plan, 

implement and evaluate evidence- based falls 

prevention programs that will empower 

seniors to minimize their risk of falling. 

Objectives 

Write draft and final versions of the CFPC in 

English and French that will give practitioners 

working in the area of seniors' falls prevention 

the skills necessary to operate from an 

evidence-based approach to seniors' falls 

prevention. 

1. Test the CFPC in three training sessions. 

2. Write draft and final version of CFPC 

Facilitator Manual. 

3. Test the CFPC Facilitator course in 

pilot training sessions. 

4. Design and implement a communication 

and marketing strategy. 

Status 

Curriculum finalized and now ready for wide 

spread distribution. 


• British Columbia Injury Research and 

Prevention Unit 

• PEI Centre for the Study of Health 

& Aging, University of Prince Edward 

Island 

• PEI Seniors' Falls Prevention Coalition 

• Public Health Agency of Canada 

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Graduate Student Research 

Program 


Leah Phillips - (PhD) Injured workers at risk of poor recovery. 

Who recovers? Who doesn't? 

Background 

Student Research Program of ACICR 

provides opportunities for post-secondary 

students to gain an understanding of and 

appreciation for the emerging field of 

injury control. 

Goal 

The goal of the student research program is 

to increase the number of people working 

in the field of injury control by providing 

experience through research projects. 

Status 

Ongoing 

Background 

Seeks to identify potentially modifiable 

psychosocial prognostic factors for recovery in 

a treatment group of injured workers at a 

Rehabilitation Center. This work will focus on 

pain coping strategies in injured workers. 

Recent research has identified pain coping as 

one of the strongest prognostic factors in 

recovery from neck pain in the general 

population, and has also shown to be important 

in recovery after a whiplash injury. Yet, there is 

scarce research in understanding pain coping in 

an occupational cohort. 

Goal 

The goals of this work are two fold to gain (1) 

an understanding of the prognostic role of pain 

coping on recovery from a work related injury 

(Phase I); and to (2) develop an understanding 

of the experience of coping from the workers' 

perspectives, e.g., how these individuals cope 

with their pain, how they form pain coping 

strategies and what reasoning they give for 

using these strategies (Phase II). 

Objectives 

The primary objective of this work is to 

decrease the burden of occupational injury. If 

pain coping shows to be a predictive factor for 

recovery in this group of workers, it is a 

reasonable target for interventions, while the 

qualitative work will provide much more 

information about how to intervene in coping, 

and who to intervene with. 

A secondary research objective is the 

exploration of the efficacy of the treatment 

program by examining and comparing three 

distinct outcome measures used by the 

rehabilitation center. 

Status 

A full proposal has been drafted. Ethics 

documentation for this project is currently 

being prepared. 


• Dr. Linda Carroll, Dr. Peter Rothe, 

Dr. Don Voaklander, Dr. Doug Grosse 

(supervisory committee) 

• Millard Health Rehabilitation Center, 

Edmonton, Alberta. 


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GOAL 5 

Core Goals 

Increase the profile of the injury 

issue, causes and solutions 

through focused advocacy 

efforts. 

In order to advance the injury issue as a major 

public health issue in Alberta concerted efforts 

will have to be taken. ACICR will build 

public awareness and political will to address 

the injury issue through awareness raising 

activities such as media campaigns and 

targeted promotions to influence the 

development and implementation of healthy 

public policy at all levels from local to 

international. 


1. Improve Albertans' knowledge about the 

injury issue through effective 

communication and marketing of the 

injury issue. 

2. Support provincial and national public 

policy advocacy efforts related to the 

injury issue. 

3. Inform public policy makers about the 

causes and solutions to the injury issue. 


• Six concentrated advocacy efforts 

were undertaken or supported. 

• Developed 3 new position 

statements which called for legislative 

change in the areas of ATVs, baby bath 

seats or bath rings and graduated drivers 

licensing. 

• Researched and wrote a brief 

recommending legislation under the 

Hazardous Products Act to establish a 

prohibition on the advertisement, sale and 

importation of bath seats and bath rings 

that do no meet the requirements of a 

referenced technical standard. The 

brief also calls for support for 

caregivers in providing adequate 

supervision of infants in baths through a 

multi-faceted approach. 

• Enhanced and disseminated materials 

calling for improvements to Alberta's 

GDL system. 

• Broadened our position statement 

regarding legislative improvements to 

protect ATV users. 

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Baby Walkers - Position Statement and Response to Board of Review 

Background 

Baby walkers are considered to be an 

inherently dangerous product, exposing 

infants to injury from falls down stairs and 

from pulling objects down on themselves that 

they would otherwise be unable to reach. 

In 1989, representatives of the baby walker 

industry in Canada addressed the risk of 

injuries known to be associated with baby 

walkers by voluntarily adopting a safety 

standard for baby walkers. Voluntary 

adherence to this standard became a de facto 

ban and was effective for many years in 

restricting the sale of baby walkers in Canada. 

As time passed, there was increasing evidence 

that baby walkers were slowly making their 

way back into the Canadian marketplace. As 

a result, in 2004 Health Canada instituted a 

ban on the importation, sale or advertising of 

baby walkers in Canada. 

However, the ban was challenged and in 

September 2006 Health Canada convened a 

Board of Review to inquire into the "nature 

and characteristics" of baby walkers, and to 

hear representations and evidence from any 

person affected by the prohibition. 

Goal 

To reduce the number of infants injured in 

baby walkers by seeing the ban of the 

importation, sale or advertising of baby 

walkers in Canada upheld. 

Objective 

To prepare an evidenced-based position 

statement and submission to the Board of 

Review supporting the ban. 

Status 

The submission was accepted as evidence by 

the Board of Review. In its analysis on nature 

and characteristics, the Board of Review 

determined that a baby walker is hazardous in 

nature, in that its characteristics and their 

consequences are imbedded with elements of 

risk and danger. The Board of Review has 

unanimously agreed that the ban implemented 

by the Government of Canada on the 

advertising, sale and importation of baby 

walkers was justified on the basis of the 

available evidence. Our submission is posted 

on the ACICR website under the Advocacy 

tab. 


• Chinook Health Region 

• East Central Health Region 

• KidSafe Connection, Capital Health 

• Northern Lights Health Region 

• Safe Kids Canada 


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Seeking Improvements to Alberta's Graduated Drivers Licensing (GDL) System 

Background 

Alberta instituted a GDL program in May of 

2003. While there has been a reduction in the 

number of casualty collisions in drivers aged 

16 to 19 years, motor vehicle collisions 

continue to be the leading killer of Albertans 

in this age category. 

In October 2005, the Traffic Injury Research 

Foundation (TIRF) published research 

findings outlining best practices for graduated 

driver licensing in Canada. The purpose of 

their report was to describe the best practices 

which can be used as a standard for the 

development of new programs in Canada and 

for the enhancing the effectiveness of those 

already in place. Within the document TIRF 

highlights five priority areas on which 

jurisdictions should focus their GDL 

programs. 

Goal 

To reduce the number of casualty collisions 

among new, young drivers by seeking 

enhanced effectiveness of Alberta's GDL 

program. 

Objective 

To make injury prevention partners and 

policy-makers aware of TIRF's evidencebased 

recommendations for enhancing 

Alberta's GDL program and to seek policy 

changes to bring Alberta's GDL program in 

line with TIRF's priority 

recommendations. 

Status 

A complete package of materials about 

improving GDL, including a Position 

Statement, has been written and posted on the 

ACICR website. The aim of these materials is 

to coordinate the message coming from all 

injury prevention partners about GDL 

improvements. Information on the issue 

continues to be spread via the ACICR 

communication vehicles, through meetings 

with potential partners and with policymakers. 

A resolution calling for improvements 

to GDL was adopted by the Alberta Public 

Health Association at its 2007 AGM. 

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ACICR PUBLICATIONS As of March 2008 

Book Chapter 

Côté P, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Rezai M, Kristman V, and the Scientific 

Secretariat of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain 

and its Associated Disorders. A review of the epidemiology of neck pain in 

workers: Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors. In Nordin M, Anderson GBJ, 

Pope M. (Eds). Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace: Principles and 

Practice. Philadelphia, PAL: Mosby Elsevier, 2007, 25-40. 

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles and Abstracts 

(Listed in alphabetical order) 

Carragee EJ, Hurwitz EL, Cheng I, Carroll LJ, Nordin M, Guzman J, Pelosos 

PM, Holm LW, Côté P, Hogg-Johnson S, van der Velde G, Cassidy JD, Haldeman 

S. Treatment of neck pain: Injections and surgical Interventions. Results of the 

Bone and Joint Disorder Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its 

Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 33(4S): S153-S169. 

Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Peloso PM, Giles-Smith L, Cheng CS, Greenhalgh S, 

Haldeman S, van der Velde G, Holm LW, Hurwitz EL, Côté P, Nordin M, Hogg- 

Johnson S, Holm LW, Guzman J, Carragee EJ. Methods for the best evidence 

synthesis on neck pain and its associated disorders. The Bone Joint Decade 2000- 

2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008:33(4S): 

S33-S38. 

Carroll LJ, Ferrari R, Cassidy JD. Reduced or painful jaw movement after 

traffic injuries: A population-based study. Journal of American Dental 

Association 2007; 138:86-93. 

Carroll LJ, Hogg-Johnson S, van der Velde G, Haldeman S, Holm LW, Carragee 

EJ, Hurwitz EL, Côté P, Nordin M, Peloso PM, Cassidy JD, Guzman J. Course 

and prognostic factors for neck pain in the general population. Results of the 

Bone and Joint 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated 

Disorders. Spine 2008; 33(4S):S75-S82. 

Carroll LJ, Holm LW, Hogg-Johnson S, Côté P, Cassidy JD, Haldeman S, 

Nordin M, Hurwitz EL, Carragee EJ, van der Velde G, Pelosos PM, Guzman J. 

Course and prognostic factor for neck pain in whiplash-associated disorders 

(WAD). Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck 

Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 33(4S): S83-S92. 

Carroll LJ, Hogg-Johnson S, Côté P, van der Velde G, Holm LW, Carragee EJ, 

Hurwitz EL, Pelosos PM, Cassidy JD, Guzman J, Nordin M, Haldeman S. 

Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in workers. Results of the Bone and 

Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. 

Spine 2008; 33(4S):S93-S100. 

Carroll LJ, Hurwitz EL, Côté P, Hogg-JohnsonS, Carragee EJ, Nordin M, Holm 

LW, van der Velde G, Cassidy JD, Guzman J, Peloso PM, Haldeman S. Research 

priorities and methodological implications. Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 

2000-2010 Task Force and Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 

33(4S):S214-S220. 

Côté P, Hogg-Johnson S, Cassidy JD, Carroll LJ, Frank J, Bombardier C. Early 

Aggressive Care and Delayed Recovery from Whiplash: Isolated Finding or 

Reproducible Result? Arthritis Care and Research 2007; 57:861-868. 

Côté P, van der Velde G, Cassidy JD, Carroll LJ, Hogg-Johnson S, Holm LW, 

Carragee EJ, Haldeman S, Nordin M, Hurwitz EL, Guzman J, Peloso PM. The 

Burden and determinants of neck pain in workers. Results of the Bone and Joint 

2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 

33(4S):S60-S74. 

Day L, Langley J, Stathakis V, Wolfe R, Sim M, Voaklander DC, Ozanne-Smith 

J. Challenges of recruiting farm injury study participants through hospital 

emergency departments. Injury Prevention 2007; 13: 88-92. 

Guzman J, Haldeman S, Carroll LJ, Carragee EJ, Hurwitz EL, Peloso PM, 

Nordin M, Cassidy JD, Holm LW, Côté P, van der Velde G, Hogg-Johnson S. 

Practice implications of the results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task 

Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders: From concepts and findings to 

recommendations. Spine 2008; 33(4S):S199-S213. 

Guzman J, Hurwitz EL, Carroll LJ, Haldeman S, Côté P, Carragee EJ, Peloso 

PM, van der Velde G, Holm LW, Hogg-Johnson S, Nordin M, Cassidy JD. A 

Conceptual model for the course and care of neck pain. Results of the Bone and 

Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. 

Spine 2008; 33(4S): S14-S23. 

Hagel BE, Rizkallah JW, Lamy A, Belton KL, Jhangri GS, Cherry N, Rowe, BH. 

The prevalence and reliability of visibility aid and other risk factor data for 

uninjured cyclists and pedestrians in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Accident 

Analysis and Prevention 2007:39, 284-289. 

Haldeman S, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD. A Best Evidence Synthesis on Neck Pain: 

Findings from the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force in Neck Pain 

and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 33(4S). (Citation for complete report) 

Haldeman S, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Schubert J, Nygren A. Executive 

summary: The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and 

Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 33(4S): S5-S7. 


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ACICR PUBLICATIONS As of March 2008 

Haldeman S, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD. Introduction/Mandate: The empowerment 

of people with neck pain. The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on 

Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 33(4S):S8-S13. 

Hogg-Johnson S, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, Holm LW, Cassidy JD, Guzman 

J, Côté P, Haldeman S, Ammendolia C, Carragee EJ, Hurwitz EL, Nordin M, 

Peloso PM. The burden and determinants of neck pain in the general population: 

Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and 

Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 33(4S):S39-S51. 

Nordin M, Carragee EJ, Hogg-Johnson S, Schector-Weiner S, Hurwitz EL, 

Peloso PM, Guzman J, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, Holm LW, Côté P, Cassidy 

JD, Haldeman S. Assessment of neck pain and its associated disorders. Results of 

the Spine and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its 

Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 33(4S); S101-S122. 

Turpin KVL, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Hader W. Deterioration on the Healthrelated 

Quality of Life in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: The Possible Warning 

Signs. Multiple Sclerosis 2007; 13:1038-1045. 

Holm LW, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Hogg-Johnson S, Côté P, Guzman J, Peloso 

PM, Nordin M, Hurwitz EL, van der Velde G, Carragee EJ, Haldeman S. The 

burden and determinants of neck pain in whiplash-associated disorders after 

traffic collisions: Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on 

Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 33 (4S): S52-S59. 

Holm LW, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Ahlbom A. Factors Influencing neck pain 

intensity in whiplash associated disorders in Sweden. Clinical Journal of Pain 

2007; 23:591-597. 

Holm LW, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Skillgate E, Ahlbom A. Persons' expectations 

for recovery matters for the prognosis of whiplash injuries. PLOS Medicine 

2008: In Press. 

Holm LW, Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Skillgate E, Ahlbom A. Widespread body 

pain following whiplash injury to the neck; incidence, course and risk factor. The 

Journal of Rheumatology 2007; 34:193-2007. 

Hurwitz EL, Carragee EJ, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, Nodin M, Guzman J, 

Peloso PM Holm LW, Côté P, Hogg-Johnson S, Haldeman S. Treatment of neck 

pain: Non-invasive interventions. Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000- 

2010 Task Forces on Neck Pain and its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008; 

33(4S): S123-S152. 

Moore K, Hunter K, McGinnis R, Chobanuk J, Bascu C, Puttagunta L, Getliffe 

K, Fader M, Gray M, Voaklander DC. Extending the life of long term 

indwelling catheters: An RCT of catheter flush with saline or acidic solution vs. 

standard care. Neurourology Urodynamics [Abstract] 2007:66:685. 

Moore KN, Truong V, Estey E, Voaklander DC. Urinary Incontinence after 

Radical Prostatectomy. Can Men at Risk Be Identified Preoperatively? Journal 

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society. 2007: 34 (3): 270-279. 

Van der Velde G, van Tulder M, Côté P, Hogg-Johnson S, Aker P, Cassidy JD, 

Scientific Secretariat of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on 

Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders, Carragee E, Carroll LJ, Guzman J, 

Haldeman S, Holm L, Hurwitz E, Nordin M, Peloso P. The sensitivity of review 

results to methods used to appraise and incorporate trial quality into data 

synthesis. Spine 2007; 32:796-806. 

Voaklander DC, Dryden DM, Saar PE, Pahal J, Rowe BH, Kelly KD. Medical 

illness, medication use and suicide in elderly people: A population-based casecontrol 

study. J Epidemiol Com Health 2008: 62; 138-146. 

Yang X, Côté P, Cassidy JD, Carroll LJ. Association between body mass index 

and recovery from whiplash injuries: A cohort study. American Journal of 

Epidemiology. 2007; 165:1063-1069. 

Reports 

Baker W, Day L, Stephan K, Voaklander DC, Ozanne-Smith J, Dosman J, Hagel 

L. Making Farm Machinery Safer: Lessons from Injured Farmers, Rural 

Industries Research and Development Corporation, Barton ACT, 2008. 

Golonka R, Belton K, Strain L, Hunter K, Voaklander DC. Agricultural fatalities 

in Canada 1990 - 2000: Focus on older farmers and workers. Kingston, ONT: 

Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program; 2007. 

Voaklander DC, Belton K, Golonka R. Falls Surveillance in Canada, An 

Environmental Scan, Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, School of 

Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 2007. 

Rosychuk RJ, Rowe BH, Voaklander DC, 

Klassen TP, Senthilselvan A, Marrie 

TJ. Asthma Visits to Alberta Emergency Departments. Department of 

Pediatrics,University of Alberta, Edmonton, 2007. 

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Victorian Order of Nurses Alberta South: 

Senior's Wellness Coalition of South Eastern 

Alberta 

Downtown Friendship Centre (Calgary): 

SAYGO Fall Prevention 

City of Edmonton Emergency Medical 

Services: Innovative Pre-Hospital 

Management of the Senior Falls Patient- 

Resource Development and Production 

Greater Edmonton Foundation: A Million 

Messages: Preventing Falls for Seniors 

Edmonton South Side Primary Care 

Network: Development of a Medically At- 

Risk Driver Protocol for the South Side 

Primary Care Network 

Grande Prairie & Area Same 

Communities: Grande Prairie Passport to 

Safety Phase 2 

Norwood Child & Family Resource Centre: 

In-Home Injury Prevention for Families 

Community Injury Control Fund (CICF) 

The Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research, with funding from Alberta Health and Wellness, is pleased to announce that 22 (out of 23) 

applications received funding in the eighth cycle of the Community Injury Control Fund. Seven Larger Grant applications were approved with 

funding ranging from $10,087.00 to $12,000.00. Fifteen Smaller Grant applications were approved with funding ranging from $600.00 to $2,500.00. 

Grant Recipients for Cycle 8 - 2007/2008 

Category A: Larger Grants (over $2,500.00 - $12,000.00) 


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Category B: Smaller Grants (up to $2,500) 

Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society: 

Brain Injury Awareness Week 

Camrose and Area Community Adult 

Learning: Suicide Prevention Resources 

Yellowhead County Family and 

Community Support Services: “Rural 

Safety Rocks” (Yellowhead Farm Safety Day 

Camp) 

Rural Safety Camp Committee (Taber): 

Taber Rural Safety Camp 

South Eastern Alberta Safety Alliance 

Society (SEASAS): Snow and Go Safety 

Awareness Campaign Phase 2 

Community Injury Control Fund (CICF) 

Canadian Mental Health Association 

Alberta South East Region: Suicide Care 

Slave Lake Air/Ground Ambulance 

Society: Vial for Life 

Bluffton School: Peace by Peacebuilding 

Camrose District Support Services: Yellow 

Ribbon Suicide Awareness Promotional 

Campaign 

NSTEP (Nutrition Students Teachers 

Exercising with Parents): NSTEP Program 

Wainwright & District Council for Adult 

Lifelong Learning: Applied Suicide 

Intervention Skills Training 

Regional Suicide Prevention Council 

(Medicine Hat): Mental Health Mechanics 

Tools for the Trade Seminar 

Grande Prairie Enforcement Services: 

Community Bike Rodeo 

Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society: 

Survivor Challenge 

Canadian Mental Health Association 

Alberta East Central Region: Regional 

Suicide Prevention Council 

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Alberta Traffic Safety Fund (ATSF) 

The Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research and the Alberta Traffic Safety Fund (ATSF) with funding support from Alberta 

Transportation is pleased to announce that in 2007/2008 10 of 10 applications for ATSF project grant support were successful in 

receiving funding. Grant support funding ranged from $3,900.00 to $10,000.00. 

Grant Recipients for ATSF Grants 

Fort McMurray Coalition on Child 

Passenger Restraint (Northern Lights 

Health Region): National Children's 

Restraint Systems Technician Training and 

Pilot Clinic 

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) 

Canada: MADD Canada Youth Assembly 

Program Dead on Arrival 

Smoky Emergency Response Team Society: 

Regional Speed Awareness Campaign 

Safe Community Wood Buffalo: RoadWatch 

on the Move 

Woodcroft Community League 

(Edmonton): Woodcroft Community League 

Traffic Safety Project 

Coalition for Cellphone-Free Driving 

School of Public Health University of 

Alberta: Fatal Distraction: All You Need to 

Know about Implementing a Cellphone-Free 

Driving Policy 

Safe Communities Coalition of Strathcona 

County: Lids for All 

Yellowbird East Community League 

(Edmonton): Yellowbird East Community 

League Speed Reduction Initiative 

South East Alberta Traffic Safety Coalition 

(SEATS): Increasing Community Awareness 

Safety Initiatives Phase 1 

Lakeland Prevent Alcohol and Risk 

Related Trauma in Youth Program 

Association (P.A.R.T.Y.): Student-led ATV 

& Snowmobile Safety PARTY . . . . . 


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Aboriginal Suicide Prevention Coalition 

Aboriginal Traffic Safety Coalition 

Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy 

Grant Review Committee 

Alberta Data Haven Committee 

Alberta Fire Services Advisory Committee 

Public Education & Prevention Standing 

Committee 

Alberta Healthy Living Network 

• Public Policy Working Group 

• Coordinating Committee 

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical 

Research Internal Allocation Committee 

Alberta Transportation Research and 

Evaluation Committee 

Alberta Injury Control Alliance 

Alberta Injury Control Strategy Advisory 

Committee 

Alberta Injury Control Strategy Steering 

Committee 

Alberta Occupant Restraint Program 

• Communications Sub-committee 

• Research and Evaluation Sub-committee 

• Steering Committee 

Alberta Seniors' Falls Prevention Network 

Alberta Seniors' Falls Prevention Awareness 

Campaign Advisory Committee 


Alberta Traffic Safety Fund Review 

Committee 

Alberta Traffic Safety Plan 

• Advisory Committee 

• Traffic Safety Research and Evaluation 

Committee 

Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance 

Program Evaluation Committee and 

Transition Committee 

Canadian Association of Road Safety 

Professionals Scientific Committee 

Canadian Collaborating Centres for Injury 

Prevention 

• Canadian Injury Prevention 

Curriculum Revisions Committee 

Canadian Standards Association Ski and 

Snowboard Helmets Standards Development 

Committee 

City of Edmonton Seniors' Falls Prevention 

Advisory Committee 

• Training/Resources Curriculum 

Development Working Group 

• Seniors' Falls 'A Million Messages' 

Committee 

CHIPS Departmental Council School of 

Public Health 

Community Injury Control Fund Review 

Committee 

Department of Public Health Sciences 

Teaching Committee, University of Alberta 

Epidemiology Stream, Department of Public 

Health Sciences, University of Alberta 

Ft. MacLeod Regional Traffic Safety 

Committee 

Faculty Council, Department of Public Health 

Sciences, School of Public Health, University 

of Alberta 

Fire and Injury Prevention Educator's 

Network 

• Seniors' Injuries Working Group 

• Motor Vehicle-Related Injury Working 

Group 

Health in Action, Advisory Board 

Injury in Alberta XIII Conference Steering 

Committee 

Laboratory Alberta Steering Committee 

Lethbridge Regional Traffic Safety 

Committee 

Nursing Education in Southwestern Alberta 

(NESA) Advisory Committee 

Pan Canadian Public Health Network: Injury 

Prevention and Control Task Group 

Pediatric Death Review 

Provincial Impaired Driving Committee 

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Regional Falls Collaborative for Capital 

Health 

Regional Health Authority and Community 

Coalition Safety Promotion Network 

Region 1 Regional Traffic Safety Committee 

Safety Guidelines Steering Committee 

Southern Alberta Vehicle Restraint Coalition 

South Eastern Alberta Traffic Safety 

Committee 

The 2007 Canadian Injury Prevention and 

Safety Promotion Conference Program 

Committee 

School of Public Health 

• Computer Committee 

• Course-Based Masters Committee 

• Deans Council 

• Sciences Research Advisory Committee 

• Symposium Planning Sub Committee 

• Thesis-Based Masters Committee 

• Wellness Committee 


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Safe Communities Coalition of Central 

Alberta* 

(Red Deer and Area) 

Grande Prairie and Area Safe 

Communities* 

Heartland Safe Community Coalition 

(Stettler) 

International Region Safe Community 

Coalition * 

(Leduc/ Nisku) 

Safe Community Coalition of 

Strathcona County * 

Safer Calgary */** 

Slave Lake Safe Community Task Force * 

South Eastern Alberta Safety 

Alliance Society * 

Safe Community Wood Buffalo */** 

(Fort McMurray and Area) 

Safe Communities 

ACICR is helping to build and support Safe Communities in Alberta by sharing its expertise and resources throughout the province, by 

facilitating networking among injury control advocates and by promoting and supporting community-based action on injury control. 

One of ACICR's primary methods of assisting with Safe Communities is through the RHA and Community Coalition Safety 

Promotion Network. The following Safe Communities are members of this Network: 

* Safe Communities Foundation National 

Designation 

** Safe Communities International 

Designation 

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Dr. Don Voaklander 

Director 

780-492-0454 

don.voaklander@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Kathy Belton 

Associate Director 

780-492-9762 

kathy.belton@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Jennifer Stark (formerly Drozdowski) 

Senior Associate, Special Projects 

403-329-7199 (Lethbridge) 

jen.stark@uleth.ca 

Ms. Colleen Drul 

Data Analyst 

780-492-9764 

colleen.drul@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Joyce Fersovitch 

Projects Coordinator - Aboriginal 

780-492-9758 

joyce.fersovitch@ualberta.ca 

Mr. John Fisher 

Grant Program Coordinator 

780-492-9766 

john.fisher@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Cathy Gladwin 

Policy Analyst 

780-492-9226 

cathy.gladwin@ualberta.ca 

ACICR Staff As of May 2008 

Ms. Rose MacNeill 

Office Manager 

780-492-7458 

rose.macneill@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Joyce McBean Salvador 

AORP Coordinator 

RCMP “K” Division 

780-412-5553 

joyce.mcbean@rcmp-grc.gc.ca 

Ms. Lynda McPhee 

Education Coordinator 

780-492-9768 

lynda.mcphee@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Jodie Moisan 

Administrative Assistant & Receptionist 

780-492-6019 (Main Office) 

jodie.moisan@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Jana Prentice 

Financial Coordinator 

780-492-9761 

jana.prentice@ualberta.ca 

Dr. Peter Rothe 

Senior Associate 

780-492-7066 

peter.rothe@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Chelsea Sadler 

Administrative Assistant & Receptionist 

780-492-9222 

chelsea.sadler@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Sharon Schooler 

Projects Coordinator - Knowledge Translation 

& Communications 

780-492-9222 

sharon.schooler@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Nan Shybunka 

Projects Coordinator 

403-342-2130 (Red Deer) 

nans@telus.net 

Ms. Patti Stark 

Provincial Facilitator 

Community Mobilization 

Alberta Traffic Safety Plan 

780-492-2330 

patti.stark@ualberta.ca 

Ms. Terri Vaive 

Projects Coordinator / Technical Support 

780-492-9769 

terri.vaive@ualberta.ca 


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ACICR Associates 

Dr. Linda Carroll 

Associate Professor 

780-492-9797 

lcarroll@ualberta.ca 

Dr. Allyson Jones 

Associate Professor 

780-492-2020 

allyson.jones@ualberta.ca 

Alberta Traffic Safety 

Regional Coordinators As of May 2008 

Dr. Ana Duff 

Region 5 

780-672-4491 

780-261-0276 (cell) 

780-672-5566 (fax) 

ana.duff@gov.ab.ca 

Ms. Jennifer Stark 

Region 1 

403-382-7199 

403-330-8424 (cell) 

403-329-2668 (fax) 

jen.stark@uleth.ca 

Mr. Randy Youngman 

Region 2 

403-529-2912 

403-458-1890 (cell) 

403-529-2827 (fax) 

randy.youngman@gov.ab.ca 

Mr. Dave Lamouche 

Métis Settlements 

780-822-4096 

780-536-0773 (cell) 

780-489-9558 (fax) 

dave.lamouche@gov.ab.ca 

Mr. Dave McKenzie 

Region 7 - West 

780-305-9843 (cell) 

780-349-4189 (fax) 

david.w.mckenzie@gov.ab.ca 

Mr. Len Wagner 

Region 4 

403-356-6354 

403-740-6741 (cell) 

403-356-6441 (fax) 

len.wagner@gov.ab.ca 

Ms. Judy Ostrowski 

Region 9 West 

780-927-3718 

780-841-5159(cell) 

780-927-3117(fax) 

judy.ostrowski@gov.ab.ca 

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Staff Awards 

Dr. Linda Carroll received a Health Senior 

Scholar award. 

ACICR, Kathy Belton and Patti Stark 

received 2008 Minister's Awards of 

Excellence for Process Innovation for their 

roles in the Alberta Traffic Safety Plan 

Community Mobilization Strategy from 

Alberta Transportation. 

Accolades 

Congratulations to Dr. Linda Carroll on the 

completion of seven years of work chairing 

the Neck Pain Task Force. 

The Student Research Program of the Alberta 

Centre for Injury Control & Research 

provides opportunities for post-secondary 

students to gain an understanding of and 

appreciation for the emerging field of injury 

control. Injury control encompasses the 

whole continuum of injury, which involves 

the prevention of injury events, support of 

emergency medical services, acute care 

management of the individual's injuries, and 

rehabilitation and reintegration of the 

individual into society. The injury control 

approach is concerned not only with reducing 

the frequency of injuries, but also with 

minimizing the negative effects of injury 

through timely, effective treatment and 

rehabilitation. 

Staff Awards / Acknowledgements 

This task force was an international 

collaborative effort by the University of 

Alberta, University of Toronto, The Institute 

for Work and Health, Toronto Western 

Hospital, Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), New 

York University (USA), and Centre for 

Research Expertise in Improved Disability 

Outcomes, Institut de Sante Publique 

Universite Victor Segalen (France), and the 

School of Public Health - University of 

California (USA). The findings of the task 

force were released February 15, 2008 and 

can be found in an issue of the prestigious 

journal Spine devoted to the Neck Pain Task 

Force project (www.spinejournal.com; Spine, 

Vol. 33(4S)). 

Graduate Students 

The aim of the student research program is to 

increase the number of people working in the 

field of injury control by providing experience 

through research projects. 

Graduate Students: 

Mr. Andrew Harris 

Mr. David Jones 

Mr. Dejan Ozegovic 

Mr. Richard Golonka 

Ms. Pam King-Jesso 

Ms. Leah Phillips 

Mr. Mohammad Karkhaneh 

Mr. Sherif Moawad 

Staff Acknowledgements 

We would like to thank the following for their 

contributions to ACICR over the past year and 

wish them well in all future endeavours. 

Ms. Oksana Colson 

Administrative Assistant 

Mr. Stephen Greenhalgh 

Research Librarian 


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Financial Statement April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 

REVENUE 

Alberta Health 

Centre Operations 

Donations 

Program Support 

Research Surveillance 

Information Sharing 

Education 

TOTAL REVENUE 

*Funding 

Sales of Resources and Miscellaneous 

Various 

Contracts and Grants 


Conference 


1,170,000.00* 

20,377.35 

750.00 

2,558,430.72** 

24,632.62 

7,519.42 

0.00 

3,781,440.11 

EXPENDITURES Centre Operations Salaries and Benefits 

Freight, Express and Delivery 

Supplies and Services 

Donations, Activity Expense 

Telephone, Postage and Delivery 

Printing, Duplicating and Photocopying 

Consulting 

Equipment Hardware 

Furniture 

Equipment Leased 

Travel 

TOTAL CENTRE OPERATIONS 

304,564.59 

4,195.09 

13,858.34 

1,223.49 

10,900.07 

27,762.66 

46,830.00 

12,263.71 

3,448.48 

4,317.78 

23,735.90 

453,100.11 

Program Support 

Salaries and Benefits 

Activity Expenses 

Travel 

TOTAL PROGRAM SUPPORT 

574,043.25 

239,487.40 

42,787.95 

856,318.60 

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Financial Statement 

April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 

EXPENDITURES 

Research Surveillance, 

and Evaluation 



Travel 

TOTAL RESEARCH SURVEILLANCE 

AND EVALUATION 

189,733.01 

35,970.52 

24,514.99 

250,218.52 

Information Sharing 



Travel 

TOTAL INFORMATION SHARING 

25,343.49 

34,908.86 

2,612.95 

62,865.30 

Education 



Travel 

TOTAL EDUCATION 

78,356.35 

0.00 

0.00 

78,356.35 

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 1,700,858.88 

*Note, this amount does not include $290,000.00, transferred to Community Grant Funding 

and $50,000.00 for AORP. 

**This value includes funding for the Community Mobilization Strategy - Alberta Traffic 

Safety Plan. 


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School of Public Health 

University of Alberta 

4075 RTF, 8308 - 114 Street 

Edmonton, Alberta 

Canada 

T6G 2E1 

Phone: 780.492.6019 

Fax: 780.492.7154 

acicr@ualberta.ca 

www.acicr.ualberta.ca

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