Progress in preventing injuries in the WHO European Region
WHO EURO - ECEH
“….Injuries are a leading cause of death in the European Region, particularly in people under the age of 45 years. Every year about 800,000 people of all ages (235,000 in the European Union) lose their lives from injuries, whether unintentional or intentional. Huge inequalities, both between and within countries, have important implications of social justice and inequity in access to preventive programmes …”
Available online PDF [53p.] at: http://www.euro.who.int/document/E91710.pdf
Implementing the WHO Regional Committee for
European inventory of national policies on the prevention of violence and injury (2007)
URL: http://data.euro.who.int/injuryprevention/
This inventory collects policy initiatives undertaken at national level in countries across the Region by different sectors involved in the prevention of violence and injuries. It is one of the products of a joint WHO/EC project on preventing injury and promoting safety in
Online tools for injury prevention: learn how to use them
Tutorial http://www.euro.who.int/Document/VIP/Tutorial.pdf
National assessments
These two-page summaries include a synthesis country profile and an assessment of the country's progress in preventing violence and injuries based on the effectiveness of interventions in place. The pillars of the analysis include national policies, implementation of effective interventions, impact of resolution EUR/RC55/R9 and next steps.
The assessments are based on WHO/Europe's data and information and on responses to a WHO/Europe questionnaire gathering information on key elements of the European Council Recommendation of 31 May 2007 and of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe Resolution EUR/RC55/R9.
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| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2008) [pdf, 98KB] | |
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WHO/EUROPE VIP - PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONS
ECEH Rome Office
Via F. Crispi 10 - 00187 Rome, Italy
Tel.: +39 06 4877 538 - FAX: +39 06 4877 599 URL: http://www.euro.who.int/violenceinjury
The network in WHO/Europe:
Violence: http://www.euro.who.int/violenceinjury/network/20050311_1
Injuries: http://www.euro.who.int/violenceinjury/network/20050311_2
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