Good counsel: Let’s #ShareSafeRoads
Parachute has launched a national awareness campaign based on Vision Zero principles that calls on Canadians to #ShareSafeRoads: we need to accommodate all road users and build safe road systems for them to use.
Avoid injury while enjoying summer sports
Parachute wants all Canadians to live long lives to the fullest – and that means being physically active to stay healthy, while preventing serious injury. Check out our sport-by-sport guides that show how to remove hazards from summer sport and physical recreation activities by following safety standards and using the right equipment.
Canadian Injury Prevention Conference Nov. 2 to 4
Join us in Vancouver, B.C. Nov. 2 to 4 for this national in-person conference focused on injury prevention featuring keynote speaker, the Globe and Mail’s health columnist André Picard.
New: Vulnerable Road User Safety Resources Repository
Transport Canada has partnered with Parachute to produce a series of web pages, housed within our Vision Zero Collection, providing information on emerging urban road safety initiatives designed to protect vulnerable road users in Canada.
Parachute in the news
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Pamela Fuselli, the president and CEO of Parachute, for Toronto Star – “Family of young girl hit by GO train says she was ‘someone everybody loved to be with’”
www.thestar.com – August 3, 2022
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Pamela Fuselli’s interview for CP24 after Child dies struck by GO Train in Mississauga
www.cp24.com – July 27, 2022
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The Brian Crombie Hour interviews Pamela Fuselli about injury prevention
soundcloud.com – July 21, 2022
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Parachute CEO Pamela Fuselli interviewed by CBC Manitoba about summer safety hazards
CBC Manitoba – July 4, 2022
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A-t-on besoin de légiférer sur les trottinettes électriques ? Entrevue avec Sandra Padovani, porte-parole francophone de Parachute
ici.radio-canada.ca – July 6, 2022
Why injury prevention matters
At Parachute, Canada’s national charity dedicated to injury prevention, we know the majority of injuries are predictable, and preventable.
In Canada, unintentional injury is…
No.1 cause of death for people ages 1 to 34
No.4 cause of death overall
48 Canadians die every day on average from an injury
61% of injury-caused deaths in seniors stem from falls
Prevention works
In the past decade, we’ve seen fewer injury-related deaths in Canada thanks to better laws, products and education. How we can do more:
Our Vision
We envision a Canada free of serious injuries, with Canadians living long lives to the fullest.
We want people to play, explore and be active while avoiding hazards that can cause injury and death.
So go ahead and skydive – but wear your parachute, when you do.
Keep Canada healthy
Help us eliminate predictable and preventable injuries
Know the facts
Educate yourself, your family and your community using our online resources
Understand the best practices
Participate in our many programs
Promote our awareness campaigns
Take action
Advocate for changes in laws and regulations to build safer environments and for enforcement measures that will reduce injury.
As a charity, we rely on your financial support to continue our work.
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