B.C. Communities Road Safety Survey (2015)
The Safe Roads and Communities Working Committee of the B.C. Road Safety Strategy surveyed representatives of B.C. municipalities to provide an overview of municipal road safety activities in B.C. and identify the challenges that may be limiting their collective progress.
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Backyard Pool Safety – Situational Assessment Results (2016)
In this report, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health provides an insight on drowning prevention to help policy makers make an informed decision on how to prevent drowning in backyard pools. The report explores whether safer pool fencing bylaws are an effective part of a comprehensive drowning prevention strategy.
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Edmonton and Area Traffic Safety Culture Survey: Summary of Key Findings (2016)
The City of Edmonton’s Office of Traffic Safety surveyed over 3,6000 drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists to provides insights into how road users perceive themselves and their actions, the actions of others and the rules of the road. This document presents the summary of findings from the survey to describe road user perceptions and behaviours.
www.edmonton.ca
Environmental interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community
This review assesses the effects (benefits and harms) of environmental interventions (such as fall‐hazard reduction, assistive technology, home modifications, and education) for preventing falls in older people living in the community.
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Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals
This review assesses the effects of interventions designed to reduce the incidence of falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals.
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Texting While Driving Behaviour among Ontario Youth and Young Adults (2015)
Developed by Pubic Health Ontario, this technical report examines the prevalence, motives and types of texting while driving behaviour among a sample of Ontario youth and young adults ages 16 to 24. This report presents findings from an online survey of 2,000 Ontario residents, aged 16-24.
Some of the objectives of the study were to:
- Uncover the prevalence and predictors associated with texting while driving among Ontario youth and young adults.
- Understand Ontario youth and young adults’ reasons and motives for engaging in texting while driving behaviour.
www.publichealthontario.ca
The Epidemiology of ATV and Snowmobile-Related Injuries in Ontario (2019)
This study by Public Health Ontario describes the frequency, type, location and mechanism of injuries and fatalities resulting from ATV and snowmobile use in Ontario.
www.publichealthontario.ca
The Walking School Bus and Children’s Physical Activity: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (2011)
Through a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial, this study reports that a pilot walking school bus program improved children’s active community to school and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Youth Concussion Awareness Network (You-CAN) protocol for a cluster randomized trial
This study published in February 2020 by BMC Public Health has Parachute President and CEO Pamela Fuselli among its co-authors. The Youth Concussion Awareness Network (You-CAN) is a school-based peer-led program designed to increase high school students’ intent to report a concussion, and provide social support to a peer. This study aims to investigate whether participation in You-CAN, a program grounded in service learning principles, impacts concussion knowledge, attitudes, intent to report a suspected concussion to an adult, and intent to provide social support to a peer. Secondary aims include assessing the implementation fidelity and acceptability of the intervention.
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Too Hot for Tots! Evaluation of a Paediatric Burns Prevention Resource (2011)
Too Hot for Tots! is a professionally produced video with an accompanying brochure package developed to teach caregivers about burn injuries that often happen in the home.
The effectiveness of Too Hot for Tots! is assessed through this impact evaluation conducted by the B.C. Injury Prevention Unit. The evaluation results demonstrated a statistically significant increase in caregiver’s knowledge, attitudes and practices around burns prevention in the home after exposure to the program.
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