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

Submission to the Advisor on Healthy Children and Youth
Background
Goal
Objectives
Status
In May 2007, the ACICR was invited to participate in a roundtable discussion
lead by Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Advisor for Healthy Children and Youth to provide
Canada’s Minister of Health with information on existing programs and new
initiatives that can directly impact the health of Canada’s children and youth.
To increase awareness of childhood injury and the intervention used to impact
the injury problem.
To raise the awareness of injury as a major health concern for Canada’s children
and inform the federal department of health about the work of the ACICR
through the preparation of a written document and participation in a roundtable
discussion.
The report from this consultation entitled Reaching for the Top: A Report by the
Advisor on Healthy Children and Youth was released in April 2008 and features
the development and implementation of a National Injury Prevention Strategy
for children and youth as the first of five key recommendations.
Partners & Sponsors • Advisor on Healthy Children and Youth, Health Canada
Contact
Ms. Cathy Gladwin, Policy Analyst
Phone: (780) 492-9218
Email: cathy.gladwin@ualberta.ca
Urban and Rural Aboriginal Injury Prevention: A Five Year Strategic Action
Plan
Background
Goal
This project funded by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) builds on the
previous project completed in March 2007 where a model for Aboriginal Injury
Prevention focused on urban aboriginal communities and rural Métis
Settlements.
To develop a five year strategic action plan by an Aboriginal Working Group
that focuses on community capacity building for injury prevention.
Objectives 1. To formalize the Aboriginal Injury Prevention Working Group.
2. To identify strategic actions targeting the four areas of the Model.
Status Underway with expected completion date March 30, 2009.
Partners & Sponsors
* denotes sponsorship
Contact
• Aboriginal Injury Prevention Working Group
• Capital Health – Aboriginal Health Program
• Métis Nation of Alberta
• Métis Settlements General Council
• Public Health Agency of Canada*
• Red Cross, Alberta Region
Ms. Joyce Fersovitch, Projects Coordinator, Aboriginal
Phone: (780) 492-9758
Email: joyce.fersovitch@ualberta.ca
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