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| ACC - Drowning Prevention Strategy |
ACC's latest drowning prevention strategy released August 2005. This site also has related resources and linkss and links. |
| ACC Falls Prevention Strategy |
This site also has related resources and links. |
| Accident Compensation Corporation ACC (NZ) |
The ACC site has a large injury prevention section. |
| Alcohol Advisory Council ALAC (NZ) |
This site contains information about all things alcohol related. |
| American Association of Suicidology |
The American Association of Suicidology is an education and resource organisation. Its website contains lots of reading, international resources and contact information. |
| Auckland Domestic Violence Centre |
A very well put together site. Advice, statistics, stories, and more. |
| Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse |
An astonishing site with a research database, links to international organisations, publications, and news. |
| BicycleSafe.com (USA) |
A cool site on one page discussing 10 common situations where cars and bikes collide. Every cyclist should read this! Although being an American site you have to rethink all the diagrams for 'driving on the left'. |
| Brain Injury Resource Centre (USA) |
A site encouraging victims of head injuries to find their own information. |
| Child Abuse - Statistics, Research, and Resources (USA) |
A heavy-duty discussion of issues in information gathering and statistics regarding child abuse. |
| Child Safety Foundation of New Zealand |
A good site offering safety checklists, advice, and ways to get involved. |
| Cycling Advocates Network CAN (NZ) |
A very nice site keeping an eye on what's going on in NZ regarding cycling issues. |
| District Health Boards New Zealand |
"DHBNZ is a small active organisation that facilitates and coordinates strategic activity across DHBs and links with other sector agencies as appropriate. DHBNZ supports DHBs through collaboration and collective activity." |
| Findings About Partner Violence From the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study |
This large research study in full. |
| Foundation Certificate in Injury Prevention - Unit Standards |
See the four unit standards for the Certificate on the New Zealand Qualification Authority's website. |
| Health Promotion Forum (NZ) |
From the website:
"Health Promotion Forum is a national umbrella organisation for health promotion in Aotearoa-New Zealand working for a healthier society. We provide national leadership and support for good health promotion practice consistent with the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Ottawa Charter. More than 200 organisations nationwide are members.
The Forum provides advocacy, training and skills development to both member organisations and the health promotion workforce at large. We also facilitate networking, informed debate and contributions to policy development at regional, national and international levels."
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| Injury Prevention Research Centre (NZ) |
Information from the University of Auckland. |
| Injury Prevention Research Unit (NZ) |
A good source of statistics from the University of Otago. |
| Injury Prevention Resource Centre - Latest IPLit |
A pdf file which lists books, reports, articles, journals and newsletters relating to injury prevention. Good for finding out about the latest research going on nationally and internationally in your field. |
| Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand |
Too much official stuff for ship/boat owners to mention. Rules, regulations, forms, registrations, safety, sea info, & much more. |
| Ministry of Health (NZ) |
Government health news, research, forums, and links. |
| New Zealand Equality Education Foundation |
Tons of loosely collected articles, opinion pieces, media reports, etc. Looking at inequality in the perception of domestic violence. That is, battered men, political correctness in the justice system, false accusations, etc. |
| New Zealand Government |
A mass of news, current initiatives, contact information for ministers, and an archive of documents. |
| New Zealand Health Information Service |
A collection of national statistics on various topics. Requests for specific information & data can be made. |
| New Zealand Helmet Wars - A Pro-Helmet Response (NZ) |
John Wren of SafeKids responds to the 'anti-helmet' arguments on a point-by-point basis. |
| New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy (NZ) |
From the website:
"The New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy (NZIPS) was released in June 2003. The Strategy establishes the government's strategic direction and framework to improve New Zealand's injury prevention performance. It guides the injury prevention activities of central and local government, non-government and community organisations, while uniting the injury prevention sector towards a common vision of: "A safe New Zealand, becoming injury free".
This website provides up to date information about work to implement the NZIPS, along with general injury prevention information and resources."
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| New Zealand National Drug Policy |
A great site with heaps of information. |
| Occupational Health & Safety NZ (OSH) |
Impressive! Publications, safety guidelines, statistics, law, & more. |
| Participate - A newsletter on disability issues from Hon Ruth Dyson |
Participate, a regular newsletter from Hon Ruth Dyson, Minister for Disablilty Issues, updates issues relevant to people with disabilities, developments in disability services, government and the sector. This is the page for signing up to receive the newsletter. |
| PoolSafe NZ |
A great Water Safety New Zealand site with safety information and legal requirements relevant to home, public, and school pools. |
| Public Access to Legislation (NZ) |
Access to unofficial versions of statutes & regulations, etc. |
| RiverSafe NZ |
Another excellent Water Safety New Zealande site with safety information on rivers. |
| Safe Communities Foundation NZ |
A well organised website with information about the foundation, resources, newsletters, links, and information about upcoming events. |
| SafeKids NZ |
A tremendous site with a great links section. |
| SafetyLit: Injury Prevention Research and Prevention Literature |
Excellent free resource offering a huge database of journal abstracts to view. Highly recommended. |
| Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand |
A great website with lots of useful, informative information and resources. |
| The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute (USA) |
An awesome site with an astounding amount of advice, statistics, research, and information on helmets. |
| The Helmet Wars - Some URLs (USA) |
A good links page for anyone interested in the 'Is it really safer to wear a helmet?' debate. |
| The Rad Rider Website (USA) |
Aimed at younger kids. Contains road safety tests. |
| The Road Ahead: the WHO newsletter on road safety |
The World Health Organisation's latest road safety newsletter. Interesting items on international issues and developments in road safety. |
| Water Safety New Zealand |
A nice site with a comprehensive list of water safety advice available when you click on the 'Water Activities' section. Also, a range of water safety resources you can order. |
| Water Safety NZ BoatSafe |
BoatSafe is a Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) initiative aimed at reducing the number of water related injuries in and around boating activities. |
| WaterSafe Auckland Inc. |
A very good site showing what the organisation is all about, and describing the resources they can provide. Good links section to other water safety related sites. |
