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The aim
of this project is to develop a thematic observatory to support
injury prevention practitioners and initiatives. The
Injury Observatory is hosted on the following website:
www.injuryobservatory.net
Principal
Miskin Group contributors
Swansea: Ronan Lyons,
Samantha Turner
West of England: Elizabeth Towner
Glasgow: David Stone
Other partners
South West Public Health
Observatory: Julia Verne, Paul Brown, Wendi Slater
North West Public Health Observatory: Mark Bellis, Karen Hughes
Ireland
and Northern Ireland’s Public Health Observatory: Steve
Barron, Kevin Balanda
Cardiff University: Jonathon Shepherd
Scottish Health Statistics (ISD): Colin Fischbacher
Methodology
- Collaborative
working across public health observatories and interested
individuals and groups
- Creation of a virtual observatory on the world wide
web
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Contents to include analysis of the scale of the
injury problem between countries and regions, a searchable database
of systematic reviews of interventions to prevent injuries, a
searchable database of strategies and policies which support injury
prevention, access to the on-line home safety and hazard assessment
tool SafeHome (www.safehome.org.uk), and access to other useful tools and practical
guidance in setting up and evaluating injury prevention initiatives.
Time
frame
January 2008
Funding source
None specifically for IOBI. The
Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC)
receives funding from the Welsh Assembly Government through the
Wales Centre for Health. CAPIC
funded the initial development of the IOBI website.
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