Hopefully you would answer no to the question “Would you choose difficulty accessing health-care?” But that is the reality for Australians who live in the country. A recent survey of country folk regarding their access to health care, mental health and preventative health was undertaken as part of a collaborative project between the Royal Flying […]
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Firearm safety interventions: you get what you pay for?
I work in a Level 1 Trauma Center in the state of Ohio in the United States. I am tasked with decreasing injury before it occurs by providing culturally-relevant injury prevention in my community. One thing you should know: Ohioans. Love. Guns. Many rely on it for game hunting, protection, sport, etc. Another thing you […]
Lynne Moore | People in Injury Prevention
[Sheree Bekker] In the lead up to the 13th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference, I invited keynote speaker Associate Professor Lynne Moore to answer a few questions for our blog. Lynne Moore is an associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the department of social and preventative medicine, Laval University in Québec City. She is recipient […]
When cows attack: how dangerous are cattle and how can you stay safe around them? | The Conversation
Curious? Or dangerous? Shutterstock [This post is from Carri Westgarth, University of Liverpool and Marie McIntyre, University of Liverpool] A well-respected retired academic was recently trampled to death by cattle while walking in Oxford. In 2012, my father was hospitalised after being attacked by cows while walking his dogs through a field next to his […]
Roadway Tragedies: When Will the Madness End?
[Angy El-Khatib] This post is from guest blogger Bethesda Yohannes. Bethesda is an intern at the Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, United States. She is currently a second year undergradute student in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University. As the journey to reduce traffic-related fatalities continues, more […]
6 reasons why students should attend conferences
[Sheree Bekker] This post is from guest blogger Amy Vassallo. Amy is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney and Research Assistant at the Prevention Research Collaboration. As an advocate for women in science she is the student representative on the Franklin Women Peer Advisory Board and curates their monthly e-newsletter. In 2017 Amy is also the student […]
There’s strength in numbers when it comes to injury prevention
This week marks the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week. As noted on the website, the focus is on speed and what can be done to address this key risk factor for road traffic deaths and injuries. Speed contributes to around one-third of all fatal road traffic crashes in high-income countries, and up to half in […]
New free online Injury Prevention course
[Sheree Bekker] Dr Safa Abdalla contacted us with news of this new Injury Prevention course for those interested in public health, available as a free standalone self-study course on an open online courses platform. In this post, she and co-author Prof Richard Heller share more about its development, purpose, and content. This post was written by […]
Ioni Lewis | People in Injury Prevention
[Sheree Bekker] In the lead up to the 13th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference, I invited keynote speaker Dr Ioni Lewis to answer a few questions for our blog. Dr Ioni Lewis has 15 years’ experience in road safety and traffic psychology research. She is based at the Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Centre […]
征稿启事：中国的伤害控制与研究
征稿启事：中国的伤害控制与研究 特邀编辑： Rebecca Ivers教授，乔治全球健康研究所，澳大利亚 – rivers@georgeinstitute.org.au 胡国清教授，中南大学，中国 – huguoqing009@gmail.com Henry Xiang教授，美国俄亥俄州立大学医学院，美国 – Xiang.30@osu.edu 随着经济的迅速发展，在过去的三十年间，中国在医疗体系的建设和疾病控制上取得了巨大的进步。但是，与传染病和其他非传染性疾病的防控相比，中国对伤害控制与研究的关注和投入过少。在所有死亡中，伤害死亡占比接近10%，且伤害导致了30%的生命损失年。中国在伤害预防控制的投入和研究上仍有重要需求。为了与国际社会分享中国在伤害控制与研究方面的成就和挑战，我们诚挚邀请国内外伤害研究者向Injury Prevention（《伤害预防》）的特刊投稿。 特刊接收关于中国伤害预防控制的原创研究、综述和评论。虽然我们欢迎伤害流行病学和伤害监控方面的文章，但我们会优先考虑关于干预或政策的开发与评估的投稿。投稿须符合期刊的科学、伦理和编辑标准。 投稿流程：欲投稿的作者应将自己稿件的摘要或简短的总结通过邮件发送给一位特邀编辑。特邀编辑查看之后，会请被选中的作者提交完整稿件。最终提交的稿件会按照期刊惯例进入正式的独立同行评审流程。 截止日期： 文章提案截止时间：2017年7月15日 对文章提案的答复：2017年8月1日 完整稿件提交：2017年11月30日 本刊的作者指南可点击www.ip.bmj.com/ifora在线获取。 […]