Tag: Injury prevention
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Safety must trump profit when it comes to consumer products
Dr Catherine Niven, Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Services Professor Kirsten Vallmuur, Chair of Trauma Surveillance and Data Analytics, Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation & the Jamieson Trauma Institute Are you one of the millions of Australians that think businesses are legally required to ensure their products are safe…
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Injury is Everyone’s Business
Apu Karajagi Editor’s note: In the third of a series of Western Australia-based blogs, Apu Karajagi from Injury Matters summarises insights from the 2023 Injury Prevention Summit. The Injury Prevention Summit 2023, hosted by Injury Matters through the Know Injury program, was held on Thursday 11 May at the Perth…
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New ANZJPH article highlights drowning risk on long weekends
PHAA Australians were reminded to be vigilant about their water safety prior to the June long weekend, following research published last week in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH) which highlighted the increased risk of death and drowning on public holidays. The research, conducted by Surf…
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Aim for better data on firearms, says public health expert
Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin (left) told an audience at Parliament House that gun control is not and never should be a partisan issue. It is and must always be a community safety issue. On Tuesday 22 November 2022, PHAA Chief Executive Officer, Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, presented to parliamentarians…
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ANZJPH study highlights festive season risk hazards, or ‘Chrishaps’
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA By now, most are ‘back at work’ (physically or remotely) and we can look back at how the majority of us have ‘survived’ another period of Christmas craziness. That theme of ‘surviving Christmas’ is the subject of a new article in the Australian and New Zealand…
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Federal Election Call for Action: #ThreeTransportPriorities
Matthew ‘Tepi’ Mclaughlin, Stephen Hodge, Peter Bourke, Peter McCue, on behalf of the Australasian Society for Physical Activity (ASPA) and We Ride Australia. The 2022 Federal Election document was presented to the Co-Chairs of the Parliamentary Friends of Cycling, a group that unites MPs and Senators with an interest in…
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New report justifies long overdue safety measures for quad bikes in Australia
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA It’s been another shocking summer for drownings across Australia. Royal Life Saving Australia tallied 79 drowning deaths (as of 31 January 2022), compared to 69 at this time last year. While the media focuses on drowning deaths every summer, other high-risk activities largely go unnoticed. A…
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New study proves laughter is the best medicine
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Given the world remains in the vice-like grip of this once-in-a-century pandemic, and the start of 2022 sees no end to the COVID-chaos, maintaining a sense of humour hasn’t been easy. Research released recently in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, titled A systematic…
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When is the right time for children to learn to swim?
Amy Peden, UNSW Each year in Australia, an average of 23 children under five die from unintentional drowning, usually due to factors such as a lack of adult supervision, unrestricted access to water and not having the skills to stay safe in water. Teaching children to swim is crucial to…