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Evidence Bank

Providing a summary of injury prevention evidence together in one location, the Evidence Bank aims to increase the awareness of reliable, accurate and authoritative injury-related research pieces.

Utilising the menu below you are able to search the Evidence Bank by injury topics, keywords and primary target audience. Please note that the primary target audience refers to the segmented group which the evidence is aiming to have the greatest influence on.

If you would like a piece of evidence added to the Bank, please click here.

Search the Evidence Bank

YearInjury topic/sPrimary target audienceReference
2022FallsOlder Adults (65 years and over)

Natora, A. H. et al. Improving Policy for the Prevention of Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older People—A Scoping Review and Quality Assessment of International National and State Level Public Policies. Int J Public Health 0, (2022). Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35832390/

2022Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years)

Kidsafe WA: Tsvetkov, A. & Skarin, D. Severe Injuries to Children. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/professionals/wa-childhood-injury-bulletins-reports/ (2022).

2022Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years)

Kidsafe WA: Posa, I., McKenna, J. & Skarin, D. Blunt Force Injuries. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/professionals/wa-childhood-injury-bulletins-reports/ (2022).

2022FallsEarly Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years)

Kidsafe WA: Tsvetkov, A. & Skarin, D. Falls. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/professionals/wa-childhood-injury-bulletins-reports/ (2022).

2022FallsWhole Community

Injury Matters: Sweeney, R. & Menezes, S. 2022 Western Australian Falls Report. https://www.injurymatters.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022WAFallsReport.pdf (2022).

2022TransportWhole Community

Road Safety Commission. WA Road Fatalities and Serious Injuries 2021. https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2022-06/WA%20Road%20Fatalities%20and%20Serious%20Injuries%202021_Final.pdf (2022).

2022Intentional self-harmAboriginal Communities

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Protective and risk factors of suicide among Indigenous Australians. https://www.indigenousmhspc.gov.au/publications/protective-and-risk-factors (2022).

2022ViolenceWhole Community

AIHW. Family, domestic and sexual violence data in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/domestic-violence/family-domestic-sexual-violence-data/contents/about (2022).

2022Alcohol-related harm, Drowning, FallsOlder Adults (65 years and over)

Mahony, A. & Pidgeon, S. Drowning among older people: Risk factors for falls into water. https://www.royallifesaving.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/63886/RLS_OlderPeopleReport2022_FINAL.pdf (2022).

2022Alcohol-related harmWhole Community

Cancer Council Western Australia, WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies., Alcohol and Drug Foundation & Telethon Kids Institute. WA’s hidden crisis: Harm from alcohol. https://www.cancerwa.asn.au/resources/2022-05-06-WA-Hidden-Crisis-Harm-from-alcohol.pdf (2022).

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