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Potential Lost, Potential for Change – The Cost of Injuries in Canada 2021
The story of injury in Canada is a story of potential lost.
Randomized Controlled Trials on the Practice Tool for Early Childhood Educators Begins – Outsideplay.ca
Opportunities for outdoor play have been decreasing due to perceptions that it is dangerous and unnecessary.
Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Workers and Workplaces
It is useful for everyone to know how to prevent and immediately respond to a potential concussion-causing incident.
Recreational boating safety: That’s a wrap!
The project developed, delivered, and evaluated a social marketing campaign to raise awareness, transform attitudes, and ultimately change behaviours to reduce boating injuries.
Preventable Wins Boating Safety Award
The project investigated the awareness, attitudes, and behaviours of recreational boaters in BC related to boating safety.
Preventable Launches a New Injury Prevention Campaign
Preventable has launched their latest creative to remind us not to miss the obvious.
SHRed Concussions Study
Concussions are the most common form of head injury. Young people who get concussions take longer to recover and are at higher risk of developing symptoms that persist for many months after their injury. We want to improve the ways in which concussions are prevented,...
Here Comes the Sun
Babies and children have sensitive skin that can be damaged easily by sun exposure.
International Safety Media Awards
The International Safety Media Awards are the Oscars of the safety community and honour exceptional safety media from around the world.
New study finds girls in rural B.C. at highest risk of self-poisoning
Girls age 10 to 19 living in rural B.C. communities with poor access to local mental health services are at highest risk of intentionally poisoning themselves.