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Systematic Review of Injury Prevention Among Senior High School-Aged Youth<br />

Background<br />

Goal<br />

The <strong>Alberta</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>for</strong> Injury Control & Research received an inquiry regarding<br />

injury prevention (IP) messaging and/or programming options available to the<br />

senior high school age group from an outreach high school in a local rural<br />

community. After making further investigations with relevant <strong>Alberta</strong> IP<br />

stakeholders a meeting to share and disseminate such IP in<strong>for</strong>mation was held.<br />

The results of this meeting revealed a need to complete a review of practice of<br />

Injury Prevention Among Senior High School-Aged Youth.<br />

To summarize the evidence <strong>for</strong> best practices in reducing injuries to senior high<br />

school-aged youth in <strong>Alberta</strong>.<br />

Objectives • To review existing injury prevention programs and practices.<br />

• To determine the types of interventions and strategies that are effective <strong>for</strong><br />

reducing injury among senior high school-aged youth.<br />

Status<br />

Completed and summary report posted to the website.<br />

Partners & Sponsors • AADAC<br />

• Aspen Regional Health<br />

• Calgary EMS<br />

• Calgary Health Region<br />

• Capital Health<br />

• Chinook Regional Health Authority<br />

• Christ the King HS – Leduc<br />

• David Thompson Health<br />

• East Central Health<br />

• Edmonton EMS<br />

• Leduc Composite HS<br />

• Northern Lights Health Region<br />

• Palliser Health Region<br />

• PARTY National Secretariat<br />

• Peace Country Health Region<br />

• RCMP<br />

• SafeKids Connection<br />

• SmartRisk - Ontario<br />

Contact<br />

Ms. Kathy Belton, Associate Director<br />

Phone: (780) 492-9762<br />

Email: kathy.belton@ualberta.ca<br />

<strong>Alberta</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>for</strong> Injury Control & Research Page 47 of 66 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>Addendum</strong> <strong>2007</strong>/<strong>2008</strong>

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