ACICR 2007 -2008 Annual Report Addendum - Alberta Centre for ...
ACICR 2007 -2008 Annual Report Addendum - Alberta Centre for ...
ACICR 2007 -2008 Annual Report Addendum - Alberta Centre for ...
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The Injury Examiner<br />
Background<br />
Goal<br />
The Injury Examiner is a four page in-depth examination of injury topics<br />
presenting current data on the issue, examining risk factors and outlining best<br />
and or promising practices <strong>for</strong> intervention. The latest issue developed is<br />
Alcohol and Injury. The Examiner is available on the <strong>ACICR</strong> website or<br />
hardcopies may be requested by contacting <strong>ACICR</strong>.<br />
To provide partners and stakeholders with a readily accessible tool to in<strong>for</strong>m<br />
themselves and others about key injury topics with best and promising<br />
practices <strong>for</strong> intervention.<br />
Objectives 1. The Injury Examiner will meet stakeholders’ needs.<br />
2. The most current in<strong>for</strong>mation will be presented.<br />
3. Readers will find the in<strong>for</strong>mation valuable.<br />
Status<br />
Contact<br />
Ongoing. New topics to be identified.<br />
Ms. Sharon Schooler, Projects Coordinator, Knowledge Translation &<br />
Communications<br />
Phone: (780) 492-9222<br />
Email: sharon.schooler@ualberta.ca<br />
Regional Health Authority and Community Coalition Safety Promotion<br />
Network<br />
Background<br />
The RHA and Community Coalition Safety Promotion Network has been in<br />
operation since June 1999 (<strong>for</strong>merly known as the RHA and Safe Community<br />
Safety Promotion Network). Members include injury prevention/control<br />
representatives from <strong>Alberta</strong>’s regional health authorities and community<br />
coalitions and First Nations and Inuit Health Branch staff that have an injury<br />
control/safety promotion focus.<br />
The purpose of the network is to foster cooperation and collaboration in safety<br />
promotion among communities and regions by strengthening supportive<br />
relationships and by sharing knowledge, skills and experience. The network<br />
also provides educational opportunities during meetings and disseminates<br />
recent injury news and injury prevention in<strong>for</strong>mation in weekly electronic<br />
mail-outs. Two meetings were held in <strong>2007</strong> and injury updates were<br />
distributed weekly.<br />
Goal<br />
To provide RHA injury control practitioners and community coalitions with an<br />
interest in safety promotion, with opportunities <strong>for</strong> networking, collaboration,<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation sharing and education.<br />
Objectives 1. Coordinate Network meetings once or twice per year.<br />
2. Maintain Network contact list and disseminate in<strong>for</strong>mation weekly related<br />
to injury research and updates, safety promotion, injury prevention<br />
programming, education workshops, etc. via an electronic distribution list.<br />
Status<br />
Ongoing.<br />
Partners & Sponsors • Regional Health Authorities and Community Coalitions<br />
Contact<br />
Ms. Sharon Schooler, Projects Coordinator, Knowledge Translation &<br />
Communications<br />
Phone: (780) 492-9222<br />
Email: sharon.schooler@ualberta.ca<br />
<strong>Alberta</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>for</strong> Injury Control & Research Page 13 of 66 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>Addendum</strong> <strong>2007</strong>/<strong>2008</strong>
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