Know Injury eNews June 2020

It has just been National Reconciliation Week, #NRW2020, with the theme #InThisTogether. This theme has become relevant and important in ways we could not perceive

Reconciliation is about reflecting on the impacts of colonisation and understanding how we can come together to progress the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal peoples.

View this short animation on Aboriginal people’s Journey of Health and Wellbeing with concepts developed by Tim Muirhead and Danny Ford, produced by the Aboriginal Health Policy Directorate at the Department of Health WA. 

NEW | Injury Prevention in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) Communities Resource

The unique demographics of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) population in WA are accompanied by a range of cultural, social and psycho-social factors that can impact the risk of injury.

See the new Know Injury resource on Injury Prevention in CaLD communities and learn about what influences the risk of injury and effective strategies to reduce the prevalence in Western Australia. 

DOWNLOAD | Burns Awareness Month Toolkit

June is National Burns Awareness month. This campaign toolkit can help you raise awareness of burns safety in your community through sample social media posts, blogs, and a media release. 

For Local Government specific data on burn injuries in your area, contact Injury Matters on 6166 7688 or info@injurymatters.org.au.  

READ | Childhood Injuries within the Home

Many of us are spending more and more time at home throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. 

According to Kidsafe WA’s Childhood Injury Report, Injuries within the Home, over a 10 year period from 2008 to 2018, the majority (63%) of injuries within the home occurred in children under five years. The leading causes of childhood injuries in the home were from falls, blunt forces, and burns and scalds.

See the Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Report, Injuries within the Home, for more information around what we can do to prevent childhood injuries in the home.

WEBINAR | Injury Prevention in Public Health Planning    

Wednesday, 24 June 2020 at 10:00am – 11:00am

Join Injury Matters for the “Injury Prevention in Public Health Planning webinar”.  A presentation will be provided by Jennifer Hughes, Health and Local Government Coordinator at Injury Matters, Peter Erceg, Health Promotion Coordinator and Hayley Bullock, Health Promotion Officer from South Metropolitan Health Service and Russell Cox, Community Development Officer- Recreation and Inclusion at the City of Kwinana.

The webinar will provide insight into how Local Governments and Area Health Services can work collaboratively to develop their localised public health plans and the importance of including injury prevention and safety promotion in public health planning.

WATCH | Injury Prevention in Australia with Professor Rod McClure

Watch as Catrina Wold, Program Delivery Lead at Injury Matters, speaks with special guest Professor Rod McClure about the current state of injury prevention, future aspirations and Professor Rod McClure’s insight into how to we can work collectively as a sector.

WATCH | COVID-19 and Injury Prevention with Dr Ben Beck

Watch as Rachel Meade, Injury Prevention Manager at Injury Matters, sits down with Dr Ben Beck from Monash University to discuss Injury Prevention in the time of Covid-19. 

As Executive Committee members of the Australasian Injury Prevention Network, both Rachel and Ben share their insight around the need to continue to prevent injury during the time of a global pandemic and how different issues arise from the need to stay home

CATCH UP | Recent Know Injury Webinars

Didn’t get a chance to catch our recent Know Injury webinars? Don’t worry, you can still watch the videos below at your own convenience.

For more information about upcoming training opportunities visit the Know Injury website here.
 

National Injury Prevention strategy consultation open until 19 June 2020

The Draft National Injury Prevention Strategy 2020-2030 is open for public consultation until 19 June 2020. The Strategy aims to create a national focus on injuries and their prevention, and takes a broad approach to address all ages and population groups. Have your say below!

Changes to Conference Dates in 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic, some planned conferences in the injury prevention/safety promotion space have been postponed to a later date. These include:

At stage, the following conferences are going ahead as scheduled:

Stay On Your Feet® Remove Hazards grants have been extended!

Expressions of Interest for the Remove Hazards round of Stay On Your Feet® Move Improve Remove grants have been extended until 19 June.

Grants up to $5,000 (plus GST) are available and will fund projects running between 1 September and 30 November 2020.