Injuries and violence can be studied and documented, and their causes understood and acted upon. (WHO)

Resources and Journals


The following links are to other injury-related resources and organization.  If you would like to suggest additional links, please click here.

Ontario

Ontario's Injury Prevention Strategy
Young Worker Awareness Program
Alcohol Policy Network 
Industrial Accident Prevention Association 
Lifesaving Society, Ontario Branch 
Office of the Fire Marshal, Ontario
Roots of Youth Violence Report
Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
Association of Local Public Health Agencies
Brain Injury Association of Nipissing
Ontario Brain Injury Association
Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving
Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
Ontario Physical and Health Education Association
Ontario Public Health Association
Ontario Safety League
Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving
Ottawa Safe Communities
A Complete List of Public Health Units in Ontario

Canada

Economic Burden of Injury (2009)
Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research
BC Injury Prevention Centre
Canada Safety Council
Canadian Automobile Association
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Operation Lifesaver Canada
Safe Communities
Transport Canada
Alcohol Policy Network
Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Canadian Congress of Neuroscience Nurses
Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences
Canadian Child Care Federation
Canadian Consortium for Health Promotion Research
Canadian Federation of Agriculture Safety Program
Canadian Health Network
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Canadian Institute of Health Research
Canadian Pediatric Society
Canadian Red Cross
Canadian Safe Boating Council
Canadian Standards Association
Canadians for Safe and Sober Driving
Canadian Spinal Research Organization
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Child & Family Canada
Farm Safety Association
Injury Free Zone
Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health
Kids Health
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Safe Kids Campaign
Pashby Sports Safety Fund Concussion Site
SafeKids Canada
Safety Directory.com
SMARTRISK
Rick Hansen Institute
Traffic Injury Research Foundation
Workplace Safety Insurance Board
Your Child's Health
Think First
United States

John Hopkins Centre for Injury Research & Policy 
National Center for Injury Prevention & Control (CDC)
The Injury Prevention Web
The Center for Injury Research and Prevention (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
Safe Kids USA
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute (USA)
Center for Injury Research & Control (CIRCL)
Children's Safety Network 
Consumer Watch
Dr. Diane's Health-Helper
Federal Highway Administration (U.S.A.)     
Future of Children 
Highway Safety Research Center - University of North Carolina    
Injury Control Resource Information Network      
Injury Prevention Internet Library (University of Albany)      
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report    
National Highway Traffic Safety Admin., USA
SafetyLit - San Diego State University
Society of Automotive Engineers
Transportation Research Board, USA
            
International

World Health Organization
Cochrane Injuries Group
Flinders University Research Centre for Injury Prevention
Karolinska Institute
Monash University Accident Research Centre
UNICEF
University of Otago, NZ Injury Prevention Research Unit
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BMJ Injury Prevention

Injury Prevention an international peer review journal, offers the best in science, policy, and public health practice to reduce the burden of injury in all age groups around the world. The journal publishes original research, opinion, debate and special features on the prevention of unintentional, occupational and intentional (violence-related) injuries. It is the official journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (ISCAIP) and the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR)
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The Journal of Trauma

The Journal of Trauma® Injury, Infection, and Critical Care is published 12 times per year by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in two volumes beginning in January and July. Content focuses specifically on traumatic injuries giving the reader hands-on coverage of this fast-growing specialty. Articles cover everything from the nature of the injury to the effects of new drug therapies...from recommendations for more effective surgical approaches to the latest laboratory findings.
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Safe Kids Canada - Blog

Safe Kids Canada was founded in 1992, by Dr. David Wesson, a surgeon at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), who realized that many of his medical cases were caused by incidents that were predictable and preventable. He was looking for a way to help parents keep their kids safe and to change the environments where kids live, learn and play. Safe Kids Canada was established as a result of his search.