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Register now for the upcoming CFPC course
Register early, the course fills up fast!
Seniors’ Fall Prevention Awareness Week (SFPAW)
The campaign was created by the BC Falls and Injury Prevention Coalition (BCFIPC) to raise awareness about four simple actions to reduce the risk of falls.
2016 Watch Your Step National Fall Prevention Conference
Registration and the Call for Abstracts is now open for the 2016 Watch Your Step National Fall Prevention Conference in Calgary, Alberta on May 16 and 17, 2016.
Just released: Two new reports on injury prevention in BC
The Economic Burden of Injury in British Columbia shows where injury prevention efforts could have the greatest return on investment for all age groups.
Community Mobilizer/Coordinator
We are hiring a Community Mobilizer/Coordinator responsible for leading the mobilization and activation of the BC injury prevention network.
Injury Insight: Trampoline-related emergency room visits
This report explores the extent of trampoline-related injuries among children ages 0-17 years old.
Can we go too far when it comes to children’s injury prevention?
We have become increasingly concerned that some of our efforts to keep children safe may be doing unintended harm – particularly as it relates to children’s play.
Tame playgrounds aren’t moving children, expert says
Dr. Mariana Brussoni talked about “boring playgrounds” in The Vancouver Sun.
Event: Unwrapping Bubble Wrapped Kids: The Power of Play
Learn more about the importance of play, especially risky play, to children’s growth and development.
Injury Insight: Child’s play: why it’s time to pop the bubble wrap
This report discusses the need for exposure to competence-appropriate risky play in play spaces that limit hazards, while promoting healthy child development.