Today marks the official release of SMARTRISK’s “The Economic Burden of Injury in Canada” report, which reveals that injury costs Canadians close to $20 billion each year. The numbers and costs are calculated both for unintentional and intentional injuries and the figures are broken down by province.

You can find PDFs of the executive summaries and the full reports on the SMARTRISK website: www.smartrisk.ca

From: Michael Gemar
Sent: 19 février 2008 11:56
To: SMARTRISK Navigator Updates
Subject: SMARTRISK Navigator Updates – February 11 to February 17, 2008

Hello,

Attached is the February 11 to February 17, 2008 edition of the SMARTRISK Navigator Updates e-bulletin.

This edition contains links to the following announcements, news articles and tips:

INJURY CURRICULUM SET FOR TORONTO
The Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre will host a two-day workshop of the Canadian Injury Prevention Curriculum, on March 5-6, 2008, in Toronto. This $200 workshop is offered free to Ontario public health staff. Register soon as space is limited.

FEWER HURT KIDS LANDING IN HOSPITAL
In a good-news story released on Valentine’s Day, the Canadian Institute for Health Information reports that 11.3% fewer young people under 20 years of age were admitted to Canadian hospitals in 2005-2006 than five years earlier. Ontario had the lowest rate of pediatric injury and Nunavut the highest.

SMARTRISK LEARNING SERIES NOW IN ONLINE VIDEO
If you’ve had to miss a session of the SMARTRISK Learning Series – or you would like to revisit a favourite one – you can now view past sessions of this educational program as online videos. No special software is needed – just click and watch and listen. Meanwhile, register now for the Feb. 27 session on alcohol-related civil liability.

FOULS LINKED TO STUDENT INJURIES
Cracking down on fouls and educating student athletes about the risks of such activities could help prevent injury among young athletes, suggests a new study out of the United States. Of nine sports studied, high school soccer and basketball had the highest proportion of injuries suffered during foul play.

If you have any questions or comments on this e-bulletin or the SMARTRISK Navigator, please forward them to webmaster@smartrisk.ca.

For information relevant to Ontario injury prevention practitioners, please visit the Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Center.

Sincerely,
Michael Gemar
Website Administrator
SMARTRISK