Progress in preventing injuries in the WHO European region: implementing the WHO Regional Committee for Europe resolution EUR/RC55/R9 on prevention of injuries in the WHO European Region and the Recommendation of the Council of the European Union on the prevention of injury and promotion of safety

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Injuries, whether intentional or unintentional, are the third leading cause of death in Europe and pose a threat to economic and social development. This publication presents an overview of progress achieved by Member States in implementing resolution EUR/RC55/R9 and the European Council Recommendation on the prevention of injuries. A web-based database of country profiles was developed using a questionnaire survey completed by health ministry focal people for injury and violence prevention. An inventory of national policies was compiled by searching the internet. Information was provided on progress in delivering on key items of resolution EUR/RC55/R9 and on the implementation of 69 selected evidence-based programmes to prevent unintentional injury and violence. Good progress is taking place, and resolution EUR/RC55/R9 has catalysed change.Development of national policies for individual types of injury and violence varied from 86% for road safety to about one third for preventing youth violence and self-inflicted violence. Implementation of evidence-based programmes for preventing all types of injury and violence varied in countries, and the median was 56% for all these taken together. This progress report documents that the health sector needs to commit more to the widespread implementation of effective programmes both in number and coverage, and to engage with other stakeholders in a multisectoral response to prevent injuries.Citation
Sethi, Dinesh, Racioppi, Francesca, Frerick, Birte & Frempong, Naana. (2008). Progress in preventing injuries in the WHO European region: implementing the WHO Regional Committee for Europe resolution EUR/RC55/R9 on prevention of injuries in the WHO European Region and the Recommendation of the Council of the European Union on the prevention of injury and promotion of safety. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/345357
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ix, 39 p.ISBN
92890719909789289071994