Nova Scotia's Renewed Injury Prevention Strategy - Government of ...

A Collective EffortFollowing the launch of Nova Scotia’s first injuryprevention strategy in 2004, there has beensignificant progress in building the province’scapacity to address injury and the priorities outlinedin the strategy. This progress would not have beenpossible without the ongoing involvement andcollaboration of many government and communityorganizations.Between 2004 and 2009, the Department of HealthPromotion and Protection invested more than $4.5million in the strategy. This investment helped create• new injury prevention initiatives acrossgovernment and at the community level• more organizations and partnerships dedicated toaddressing injuries• a series of sub-strategies and actions in the areasof seniors’ falls prevention, suicide, and roadsafetyRenewed PurposeThe renewed Nova Scotia Injury Prevention Strategybuilds on what has been achieved since theintroduction of the original strategy in 2004. Thepurpose of the renewed strategy is to providestakeholders, both within and outside of thetraditional boundaries of injury prevention, with aframework to guide our collective activities, fromplanning and development through toimplementation and evaluation.This renewed strategy brings the work of the injuryprevention community in line with the currentenvironment. It provides us with an opportunity tobuild on what is already working, begin to addressemerging priorities, and adopt new ways of workingthat will take our efforts to new heights. Therenewed strategy provides a strategic andcoordinated approach to preventing injuries in thefuture.• improved injury prevention infrastructure,leadership, and advocacyTaking It to the Next Level Nova Scotia’s Renewed Injury Prevention Strategy• new policies and legislationMany stakeholders have worked together toadvance injury prevention in Nova Scotia.Collectively these organizations have advocated andeducated other stakeholders and the public,contributing to the development andimplementation of policies and legislation. Overall,they have sowed the seeds for a safer province inwhich to grow, live, work, play, and age.Our successes would not have been possible withoutthe collaborative efforts of many individuals andorganizations over the years, working together tomake our province a healthier and safer place. As wetake our efforts to the next level under this renewedinjury prevention strategy, collective thinking andaction will remain critical to our success.22