Highlighted below are a number of injury prevention opportunities happening in WA. If you would like to share your future activities with WA’s injury prevention sector please contact us via [email protected].
Stay On Your Feet® Remove Hazards campaign
The Stay On Your Feet® Remove Hazards campaign runs from March to May and encourages older adults to remove potential hazards and create a safe home environment to prevent falls and to promote healthy ageing as well as looking after their eyes and feet.
Check out the Remove Hazards campaign and messaging and download the campaign toolkit to find out how you can get involved.
Stay On Your Feet® community grant applications are now open
Applications for Stay On Your Feet® Move Your Body grants are now open! Grants of up to $5,000 (plus GST) are available and will fund projects running between 1 September and 30 November 2022.
The Move Your Body key messages and calls to action focus on the importance of building strength and balance to prevent falls and promote healthy ageing.
Grants are open to community groups and not-for-profit organisations, health professionals, and community workers working with older adults, retirement and lifestyle villages, local governments, and population health units. Download your Move Your Body Grant Application today!
Post-Crash Care Webinar
Injury Matters and Road Trauma Support Services Vic delivered a webinar exploring the psychosocial impacts of road incidents, the complexities and trajectories people face, the ripple effect within individuals, families, and communities, and the systems that can support or inhibit recovery.
View the recording below to learn more about the psychosocial needs within the Safe Systems Approach.
Blessing of the Roads Campaign 2022
Running in the lead up to Easter, the WALGA campaign provides an opportunity for communities to come together in support of road safety, remembering those who have been injured or killed on our roads, giving thanks for those who work tirelessly to prevent and reduce road trauma, and considering the part each of us play in eliminating death and serious injuries on our roads.
To find out more and obtain free resources, visit the link below.
WALGA Road Safety Management Systems Service
WALGA is offering a new service to assist Local Governments to develop and adopt a Road Safety Management System (RSMS). A RSMS is a framework which outlines the key policies and processes that will enable Local Governments to systematically manage local road safety performance.
To find out more about implementing a RSMS, contact Road Safety Systems Specialist, Jo Malcolm on (08) 9213 2523 or email [email protected].
Australasian Injury Prevention Network Awards
Nominations for the 2022 Australasian Injury Prevention Network Awards close on April 1.
If you know someone who deserves recognition for their work in injury prevention or safety promotion, download the nomination form today.
Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2018
The latest AIHW publication highlights the heightened injury prevalence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with injuries being the disease group causing the second most burden in Australia in 2018 (12% off all DALY). To learn more access the full report below.
New Act Belong Commit website
Check out the revamped Act Belong Commit website full of new content and easy to use tools! The new website provides a range of resources for health professionals and community members to engage in mentally healthy activities.
Crime Stoppers WA Illegal Firearms Campaign
Firearms are a significant injury risk to the WA community. Aiming to get as many guns off the streets as possible, Crime Stoppers have campaign materials available to support you get involved in the campaign, follow @wacrimestoppers on Facebook or access the media release below for more information.
Extreme heat information
We have just had our hottest summer on record. To reduce the potential harm from extreme heat, the Climate Justine Union has collated some information regarding extreme heat safety for the WA community.
New ANROWS violence research reports
Two new research reports from ANROWS shed light on the dynamics of intimate partner homicides in Australia. The reports, exploring two separate data sets, offer important insights into the characteristics of these offences, the intimate partner relationships in the lead-up to these lethal incidents, as well as the life course trajectories of offenders prior to fatal violence.
The latest IPCC report and what it means for our health
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report, further reinstates the effects of climate change on health and wellbeing both for us and our planet. It also reinforces the urgency to act and the importance of work in this space to reduce inequality and vulnerability.
The Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) ran a briefing: What does the latest IPCC Report mean for our health? You can watch the full webinar here.
CAHA have also compiled some useful materials exploring the link between climate and mental health and they can be found below.
ECU Implementation Science consultation
Edith Cowan University is creating a resource hub for health professions to support their understanding and use of implementation science.
To guide the development of the hub health researchers, practitioners and related professionals are invited to complete a 2-minute survey.
Upcoming Trainings:
- 31 MARCH | Alcohol advertising patterns and harm-reduction messaging webinar
- 27 APRIL | Elder abuse recognition and response in older adult clients online workshop
- 4 MAY | Through the Looking Glass: Engaging Multicultural Communities within Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion online workshop
- 13-14 MAY | The inaugural FASD Forum ’22
- 25 MAY | Getting started with co-design
- 30 MAY – 1 JUNE | National Rural Health Conference
- 2 JUNE | A Lens on Falls: Vision and falls prevention among older adults workshop
- 15 JUNE | Dive into the data: Injury Epidemiology Online Workshop
- 15 JUNE | Tai Chi for Arthritis: A Falls Prevention Instructor Training
- 28 – 30 SEPTEMBER | 2022 Australasian Road Safety Conference
- 7 – 8 NOVEMBER | WA Mental Health Conference (postponed)
- 27 – 30 NOVEMBER | Safety 2022 Conference
- NOW | Falls Prevention online modules.