ACICR 2007 -2008 Annual Report Addendum - Alberta Centre for ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Alberta Injury Control Strategy Background The Alberta Injury Control Strategy (AICS) was completed in the spring of 2003 under the guidance of an Advisory Committee with input from across the province through a series of consultation sessions and a provincial summit. With the vision of “Making Alberta the Safest Place to Live”, the Strategy sets out seven strategic goals with specific objectives and recommended actions. It addresses the full continuum of injury control for both intentional and unintentional injuries, with a focus on prevention. The executive summary and complete document are available at: www.albertainjurycontrol.com The Advisory Committee approved the Strategy recommendation that the Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research assume the coordination role in moving the Strategy forward, within the limitations of current human and financial resources, while awaiting Government of Alberta acceptance and implementation support for the Strategy. ACICR set up a Steering Committee to give guidance and direction on day-to-day coordination and activities and assigned a staff member as project manager. The Committee and staff have focussed on two things: 1. Seeking broad, high level, cross-ministerial acceptance, policy participation and implementation support for the Strategy from the Government of Alberta. 2. Seeking broad community, regional and provincial multi-stakeholder participation and support by building and strengthening the Alberta Injury Control Alliance to provide a concrete way for organizations, business and industry, schools, communities and other stakeholders to ‘sign on’ and help move the Strategy forward. The Alberta Injury Control Alliance was officially launched in December 2005 (see separate overview). Following a presentation in 2005 to Standing Policy Committee on Health and Community Living requesting buy-in and financial support to develop and coordinate an implementation plan for the Strategy in 2006, the Minister of Health and Wellness set up a cross-ministerial working group to review the request for support. Also during 2006 a proposed implementation model and new organizational model were developed. A document was developed to compare and align the Alberta Injury Control Strategy with the Canadian Injury Prevention Strategy. A website was developed at www.albertainjurycontrol.com 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. Status • The terms for the Advisory and Steering Committees ended. Meanwhile work continued to set up a new organizational structure involving a cross-ministerial leadership committee. • ACICR continued to cover all costs associated with project management and coordination for the Strategy and Alliance. • At the request of Alberta Health and Wellness, a written funding request was prepared and submitted. It proposed that ACICR take a coordination role in developing an implementation and evaluation plan for the Strategy under the guidance and leadership of a cross-ministerial committee. The proposal was approved. The first meeting of the cross-ministerial committee was held in February 2008. Next steps include the formation of working groups. Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research Page 16 of 66 Annual Report Addendum 2007/2008
Alberta Injury Control Strategy (cont.) Partners & Sponsors Contact • Alberta Health and Wellness • Advisory and Steering Committees • Injury control stakeholders across Alberta • Members of the Alberta Injury Control Alliance Ms. Jennifer Stark, Senior Associate, Special Projects Phone: (403) 382-7199 Email: jen.stark@uleth.ca Alberta Injury Control Alliance (AICA) Background The Alberta Injury Control Alliance (AICA) was officially launched in December 2005 with 159 Founding Members who publicly endorse, support and accept the Alberta Injury Control Strategy as a provincial framework for guiding the planning and implementation of injury control initiatives in Alberta. Establishing the Alliance provided a concrete way for organizations, business and industry, schools, communities and other stakeholders to ‘sign on’ and help move the Strategy forward. An ACICR staff member is project manager for the Alberta Injury Control Alliance with direction and advice from the Alberta Injury Control Strategy Advisory and Steering Committees. ACICR set up a charitable donations account for the Alliance through the U of A. Donations totaling $6306.00 were received in 2006 from 50 members of the Alberta Injury Control Alliance. 1n 2006, a member survey was completed in order to compile an overview of the types of actions AICA members undertook during the year that related specifically to the goals of the Alberta Injury Control Strategy. The survey results were included in the first AICA annual report which was posted on the website and sent to all AICA members. Goal To move the Alberta Injury Control Strategy forward by building and formalizing an alliance of stakeholders who publicly endorse, support and accept the Alberta Injury Control Strategy and who are actively working towards achieving all or some of the goals and objectives of the Strategy. Objectives 1. To create awareness of the Alberta Injury Control Strategy among stakeholders in Alberta. 2. To build support and buy-in for the Alberta Injury Control Strategy and encourage stakeholders to adopt or adapt the Strategy as a framework for their own injury control planning. 3. To provide stakeholders with a template to help guide effective planning and implementation of injury control initiatives in Alberta. 4. To create a sense of provincial alliance, unity, identity, belonging, credibility, joint purpose and coordinated effort within the injury control field in Alberta. 5. To facilitate networking, communication, collaboration and partnerships among Alberta injury control stakeholders who endorse and support the vision, mission, principles, goals, objectives and recommended actions of the Alberta Injury Control Strategy. 6. To provide a mechanism for reporting on activities throughout the province that aligns with the Strategy and for sharing them with other stakeholders. 7. To strengthen support and build momentum for a government supported, high level, cross-ministerial approach to injury control under the Alberta Injury Control Strategy. Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research Page 17 of 66 Annual Report Addendum 2007/2008
Page 1 and 2: Alberta Centre for Injury Control &
Page 3 and 4: Goals and Project Overviews Goal 1:
Page 5 and 6: Child & Youth Unintentional Injury:
Page 7 and 8: Pediatric Death Review Committee Ba
Page 9 and 10: ACICR Library Background Goal The A
Page 11 and 12: Fire and Injury Prevention Educator
Page 13 and 14: Injury Control Photo Bank Backgroun
Page 15 and 16: The Injury Examiner Background Goal
Page 17: Goal 3: Identify, examine and strat
Page 21 and 22: Alberta Occupant Restraint Program
Page 23 and 24: Alberta Traffic Safety Fund Backgro
Page 25 and 26: Alberta Traffic Safety Plan - Commu
Page 27 and 28: “Creating a Community Injury Prev
Page 29 and 30: Pan Canadian Public Health Network
Page 31 and 32: Safety Guidelines for Physical Acti
Page 33 and 34: Seniors’ Falls Prevention Awarene
Page 35 and 36: Goal 4: Increase access to promisin
Page 37 and 38: Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculu
Page 39 and 40: A Blueprint for Community - Based P
Page 41 and 42: The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010
Page 43 and 44: Determinants of Depression in Whipl
Page 45 and 46: Implications of Post-Injury Depress
Page 47 and 48: Medical illness, medication use and
Page 49 and 50: Systematic Review of Injury Prevent
Page 51 and 52: Goal 5: Increase the profile of the
Page 53 and 54: Seeking Improvements to Alberta’s
Page 55 and 56: Graduate Student Projects The Stude
Page 57 and 58: Leah Phillips (PhD) - Injured worke
Page 59 and 60: Richard Golonka (MSc) - Alberta Chi
Page 61 and 62: Côté P, van der Velde G, Cassidy
Page 63 and 64: ACICR Presentations As of March 200
Page 65 and 66: Carroll LJ. Synopsis of the literat
Page 67 and 68: Nordin M, Carragee EJ, Hogg-Johnson
Page 69:
Alberta Centre for Injury Control &
show all

ACICR 2007 -2008 Annual Report Addendum - Alberta Centre for ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?