NEWS & EVENTS
Events
News
New project aims to reduce boating-related injury in BC
The three-year project will help researchers to better understand attitudes toward boating safety and execute a public awareness campaign.
Safe Kids Week 2017
Together with our partners at Parachute, we would like to bring attention to predictable and preventable injuries in children.
Active & Safe BC Initiative: Injury Prevention for Sport and Physical Activity
The Active and Safe BC initiative Injury Prevention for Sport and Physical Activity was officially launched on August 22.
Injury Insight: Young drivers, a population at risk
This Injury Insight investigates the circumstances around teen driver deaths in BC.
Injury Insight: ER-Related longboarding and skateboarding injuries
This Injury Insight provides an overview of ER visits relating to skateboarding and longbording among children and youth.
Just launched: The Canadian Atlas of Child & Youth Injury Prevention
Use this tool to make timely, evidence-based decisions for injury prevention measures across the provinces and territories.
Injury Insight: Concussion statistics across BC Health Authorities among children & youth
Concussions are the most common form of brain injury, yet this health issue is most often under-reported.
2015 Seniors’ Fall Prevention Awareness Week, Post Campaign Survey
The official “Fall Prevention Week” ran from November 2 to 8, 2015, while the campaign ran throughout the month of November.
Global Choking Prevention Week
Choking can happen to anyone at any age, but children under age five are at greatest risk for choking injury and death.
New Report: Concussion Among Children & Youth
BCIRPU has published five new reports for each Health Authority to provide details on the burden of concussion hospitalizations among children and youth.