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 |
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| 2025 | Falls | Health Professionals, Older Adults (65 years and over) | Exercise and Sports Science Australia updated position statement on exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Report available from: https://www.jsams.org/article/S1440-2440(24)00518-8/fulltext |
| 2024 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Age-related changes in gait, balance, and strength parameters: A cross-sectional study. Report available from: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0310764 |
| 2024 | Transport | Whole Community | Heart Foundation, University of Canberra, Supporting Active Living in Neighbourhoods of Lower Socioeconomic Advantage: a rapid review of the literature and insights from workshops in three Australian communities of lower socioenconomic advantage. Report available from: https://www.healthyactivebydesign.com.au/walkability-in-less-advantaged-areas |
| 2024 | Falls, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Safe Work Australia, Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2024. Report available from: https://data.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/insights/key-whs-stats-2024 |
| 2024 | Violence | Whole Community | Safe Work Australia, Workplace and work-related violence and aggression in Australia 2024. (2024). Available from: https://data.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/report/work-related-violence-aggression-australia |
| 2024 | Falls | Whole Community | Sweeney, R. & Meade, R. 2024 Western Australian Falls Report. Available from: https://dl.orangedox.com/uWCRmg (2024). |
| 2024 | Transport | Whole Community | WA Road Safety Commission. Western Australian Road Fatalities 2023. (2024). Available from: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/western-australian-road-fatalities-2023 |
| 2024 | Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Aboriginal Communities, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, Health Professionals | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework – Summary Report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare https://www.indigenoushpf.gov.au/report-overview/overview/summary-report |
| 2024 | Adults (26 - 64 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Whole Community, Young People (15 – 25 years) | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Sports Injury in Australia https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/sports-injury/sports-injury-in-australia/contents/about |
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| 2024 | Violence | Health Professionals, Whole Community | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2024) |