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Websites on Injury Prevention
Injury Prevention
Alcohol Policy Networkhttp://www.apolnet.ca/thelaw/policies/ap_101.html A great site for information on dealing with substance use in the workplace. In addition, there is a link to “Alcohol Policy 101”, which provides resources workplaces can use to implement alcohol policies in the workplace. Provincial |
Canada Safety Councilhttp://www.safety-council.org/ A great website to find information on a variety of injury prevention/safety topics. For example, learn about bicycle safety for children and adults; find new statistics about injury prevention and useful information about winter safety. The site also advertises a number of courses offered by the Safety Council such as Defensive Driving. National |
Canadian Automobile AssociationThe CAA site addresses safety issues for travelling and car maintenance. Access information on weather and highway conditions, as well as crossing times at international borders. National |
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)Click on “Electronic Catalogue” to access the monthly updated CSA catalogue with new safety standards and information on products. National |
CanDrive – Keeping Safe Older Drivers DrivingClick on “Driver Resources” for information on determining driver safety for older drivers and what family members can do. National |
Fire Prevention CanadaClick on “FPC Fact Sheets” for a diverse selection of fire information fact sheets such as home tips, candle safety, fire escape plans, smoke alarms, office tips, senior safety, and burns. National |
SafetyLit: Injury Prevention Literature UpdateThis SafetyLit website provides information about injury occurrences and prevention. The weekly SafetyLit update provides abstracts of English language reports from researchers in 35 disciplines relevant to preventing unintentional injuries, violence, and self-harm. Local |
SmartRiskThis website covers a broad range of topics related to injury prevention. There are resources, links, and hundreds of injury prevention related articles, for practitioners, researchers, teachers, and youth. National |
ThinkFirstThis is a great website for information to preventing brain and spinal cord injuries. Click on “Concussion Education” to access information for the general public, parents, coaches, trainers, and athletes. Under the “Need to Know” section, workplaces can access facts and prevention strategies about brain/spinal cord injuries, cycling, vehicles, sports, and recreation. National |
Transport Canada – Road SafetyObtain lots of useful information from this site including headline news, recent publications, railroad safety issues, and much more. For items specific to road safety, from the home page click on “Road.” There you will find a number of items about child safety, drivers, passengers, and more. National |
Quitting Smoking
Canadian Cancer SocietyThis site contains tips on healthy eating, active living, and quitting smoking to help reduce the risk of cancer. National |
The Canadian Lung AssociationThe Canadian Lung Association is the umbrella group for the ten provincial Lung Associations. The organization’s main focus is to help all Canadians enjoy clean air and have healthy lungs. Click under the “Provinces” section to access information for Ontario. National |
Health Canada- Go Smoke FreeThinking of quitting smoking? Click “On the Road to Quitting Program” to become a non-smoker. This proven program gets you off to a running start after you’ve spent a few minutes to complete a questionnaire and create your own personal profile. National |