Book chapter
Injury prevention and control: the public health approach
Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health
Oxford University Press
02/01/2015
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199661756.003.0222
Abstract
Injuries are among the leading causes of death and disability throughout the world and contribute disproportionately to premature life lost. According to analyses of the 2010 Global Burden of Disease data, injuries cause over 5 million deaths per year, accounting for nearly 10 per cent of all deaths and more than 11 per cent of disabilityadjusted life years. Injury rates are highest among low and middleincome countries. Many opportunities to implement injury prevention strategies exist, and a systematic approach to injury prevention can help identify the most effective and efficient approaches. Building capacity for injury prevention activities in low and middleincome countries is an important public health priority. This chapter presents the current state of knowledge regarding the burden of injuries and introduces the basic concepts of building injury prevention infrastructure and capacity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Injury prevention and control: the public health approach
- Creators
- Corinne Peek-AsaAdnan Hyder
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health
- DOI
- 10.1093/med/9780199661756.003.0222
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Alternative title
- Section 9 Prevention and control of public health hazards
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983997334202771
Metrics
19 Record Views