Did you know that in Canada, fire & burn related injuries are the 3rd leading cause of hospital admissions for children 0-4 years of age? Burn Awareness Week teaches kids how to be responsible for their personal safety, and increases family awareness of...
The BC Road Safety Strategy Education & Awareness Working Committee has just released a road safety calendar, a guide to the key provincial road safety campaigns, events and activities taking place each year in BC. Open/Download Calendar (PDF) »
For our last webinar of 2014 we were joined by Ms. Isobel McDonald from the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) for an excellent presentation on community-based falls prevention programming in First Nations communities. With many initiatives underway at...
The next Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum on-line course is now open for registration on the University of Victoria Continuing Studies website. If you work with older adults in long term care, acute care, home care or in the community, this updated five-week...
Most parents whose children have recovered from a choking episode state that they had “no idea” that the foreign body was a potential choking hazard. A danger that lies somewhat under the radar, choking and suffocation is responsible for almost 40% of unintentional...
Vulnerable road users—typically including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists—suffer disproportionate adverse consequences from motor vehicle collisions. Read our new Injury Insight report to see incidence statistics for the years 2009-2013; review contributing...