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Injury prevention and safety promotion

Useful websites

Youthsafe
An Australian youth injury prevention site based in New South Wales that is focused on the development of evidence based injury prevention initiatives for young people aged 15 to 25 years with a best practice approach. Currently working in the area of road safety.

CPR
A website promoting the need for CPR training for the community (including schools). It also includes a downloadable CPR Chart.

Queensland Poisons Information Centre
Updated webpage from the Queensland Poisons Information Centre. Includes an interactive tour of a house, detailed information on seasonal poisoning dangers and a comprehensive list of poisonous plants and fungi.

Pet ownership
Petnet, an Australian organisation promoting responsible pet ownership including information for schools.

Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH)
Preventing Injury Practice Resource for Professionals: Preventing Injury - Easy to use resource designed to be easy to use and inform professional practice. 

The Royal Children’s Hospital Safety Centre is the only World Health Organisation Accredited Affiliate Safe Community Support Centre and includes a telephone advisory service.

The Children’s Hospital  at Westmead publishes a Home Safety Checklist 

The Vitamins and Nutrition Centre provides factual and accurate information on vitamins and nutrition, reports on the latest vitamin research and explains how vitamins prevent disease.

Archicentre (Royal Australian Association of Architects), in association with Kidsafe, has a leaflet that covers comprehensively issues relating to safe design in the home

VIC Health Promotion Foundation 
Provides a range of health promotion programs, resources and publications in areas such as injury prevention, healthy easting and physical activity, sun protection and responsible drinking 

Keep Watch and Keep them Alive 
Comprehensive site providing information and advice on water safety, courses, products, programs, research, resources and community health from the Royal Life Saving Society

The Raising Children website is a one-stop resource for parenting information with all the basics on raising children 0-8 years, quality assured by Australian experts, and supported by the Australian Government

Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia


Last Updated: 10 August 2007
Last Reviewed: 10 August 2007