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.
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| Year | Injury topic/s | Primary target audience | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Falls | Older 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/ |
| 2022 | Early 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). | |
| 2022 | Early 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). | |
| 2022 | Falls | Early 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). |
| 2022 | Falls | Whole 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). |
| 2022 | Transport | Whole 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). |
| 2022 | Intentional self-harm | Aboriginal 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). |
| 2022 | Violence | Whole 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). |
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm, Drowning, Falls | Older 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). |
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole 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). |