Ontario first nations environmental scan on injuries and injury prevention
Background Injuries are the leading cause of death among First Nations in Canada from 1 to 44 years, Health Canada 2001. The Ontario First Nation population was 175 178 within 133 First Nation communities in 2008. Ontario First Nations identified Motor Vehicle Collisions, Violence including Suicide...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:injuryprev:16/Suppl_1/A258-a 2023-05-15T16:14:56+02:00 Ontario first nations environmental scan on injuries and injury prevention Cote-Meek, S Assinewe, F Jones-Keeshig, D Macpherson, A 2010-09-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/16/Suppl_1/A258-a https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.029215.917 en eng BMJ Publishing Group Ltd http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/16/Suppl_1/A258-a http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.029215.917 Copyright (C) 2010, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd IP Safety 2010 abstracts TEXT 2010 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.029215.917 2015-02-28T14:29:27Z Background Injuries are the leading cause of death among First Nations in Canada from 1 to 44 years, Health Canada 2001. The Ontario First Nation population was 175 178 within 133 First Nation communities in 2008. Ontario First Nations identified Motor Vehicle Collisions, Violence including Suicide and Falls, as injury issues and recommended priorities in education, training and research. An Injury Prevention Initiative was established to address issues, implement priorities and develop an Ontario First Nation Injury Prevention Strategy and Action Plan. It is coordinated by the Chiefs in Ontario. Several projects were initiated to inform the development of the Strategy and Action Plan. Objective The objective of the Ontario First Nations Environmental Scan on Injuries and Injury Prevention was to determine community-based injury issues, priorities, prevention initiatives and recommendations for injury prevention. Methods The method utilised was to distribute a key informant survey to each First Nation community in Ontario. Participants were asked to report the most frequent injury occurrences, to identify injury priorities, barriers and prevention initiatives including best practises. Results The results for children, identified falls and violence, for youth it was falls, violence and alcohol poisoning. Adults had motor vehicle collisions, violence, and alcohol poisoning, and elders reported falls, violence and alcohol poisoning. The lack of community involvement, education, training, research, and funding for injury prevention programs were identified broadly as recommendations. Conclusion First Nations communities understand the challenges facing their population, and want to take steps to reduce the burden of injury in their communities. Text First Nations HighWire Press (Stanford University) Canada Injury Prevention 16 Supplement 1 A258 A258 |
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Background Injuries are the leading cause of death among First Nations in Canada from 1 to 44 years, Health Canada 2001. The Ontario First Nation population was 175 178 within 133 First Nation communities in 2008. Ontario First Nations identified Motor Vehicle Collisions, Violence including Suicide and Falls, as injury issues and recommended priorities in education, training and research. An Injury Prevention Initiative was established to address issues, implement priorities and develop an Ontario First Nation Injury Prevention Strategy and Action Plan. It is coordinated by the Chiefs in Ontario. Several projects were initiated to inform the development of the Strategy and Action Plan. Objective The objective of the Ontario First Nations Environmental Scan on Injuries and Injury Prevention was to determine community-based injury issues, priorities, prevention initiatives and recommendations for injury prevention. Methods The method utilised was to distribute a key informant survey to each First Nation community in Ontario. Participants were asked to report the most frequent injury occurrences, to identify injury priorities, barriers and prevention initiatives including best practises. Results The results for children, identified falls and violence, for youth it was falls, violence and alcohol poisoning. Adults had motor vehicle collisions, violence, and alcohol poisoning, and elders reported falls, violence and alcohol poisoning. The lack of community involvement, education, training, research, and funding for injury prevention programs were identified broadly as recommendations. Conclusion First Nations communities understand the challenges facing their population, and want to take steps to reduce the burden of injury in their communities. |
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