Preventing injuries and violence : an overview World Health Organization
Contributor(s): World Health Organization.
Material type: BookPublisher: World Health Organization, 2022Description: electronic document (14 pages) ; PDF file.ISBN: 978-92-4-004713-6 (electronic version.Subject(s): ALCOHOL-RELATED HARM | BURNS | CHILD ABUSE | CHILD HOMICIDE | DROWNING | FALLS | HOMICIDE | INJURY PREVENTION | INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE | PREVENTION | ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES | STATISTICS | SUICIDE | VIOLENCE | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | WOUNDS AND INJURIES | INTERNATIONALOnline resources: Download report, PDF | Access the website Summary: This brief advocacy document highlights the burden, risks and prevention of injuries and violence, which took the lives of 4.4 million people in 2019 and constitute 8% of all deaths. Among the injury-related causes of death include road traffic crashes, drowning, falls, burns, poisoning and violence against oneself or others. For people age 5-29 years, three of the top five causes of death are injury-related, including road traffic injuries, homicide, and suicide. Injuries and violence are not evenly distributed across or within countries – some people are more vulnerable than others depending on the conditions in which they are born, grow, work, live and age; in general, being young, male and of low socioeconomic status all increase the risk of injury. This document, aimed at public health professionals; injury prevention researchers, practitioners and advocates; and donors, draws attention to specific strategies based on sound scientific evidence that are effective and cost-effective at preventing injuries and violence; it is critical that these strategies are more widely implemented. (From the website). Record #7952Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This brief advocacy document highlights the burden, risks and prevention of injuries and violence, which took the lives of 4.4 million people in 2019 and constitute 8% of all deaths. Among the injury-related causes of death include road traffic crashes, drowning, falls, burns, poisoning and violence against oneself or others. For people age 5-29 years, three of the top five causes of death are injury-related, including road traffic injuries, homicide, and suicide. Injuries and violence are not evenly distributed across or within countries – some people are more vulnerable than others depending on the conditions in which they are born, grow, work, live and age; in general, being young, male and of low socioeconomic status all increase the risk of injury. This document, aimed at public health professionals; injury prevention researchers, practitioners and advocates; and donors, draws attention to specific strategies based on sound scientific evidence that are effective and cost-effective at preventing injuries and violence; it is critical that these strategies are more widely implemented. (From the website). Record #7952