Yellow May: Worldwide Road Safety Injury Prevention Program

O4: Status of Road Safety and Injury Burden: Europe

Road traffic injuries are an ongoing global health burden and cause more than 1.2 million deaths per year. In Europe, the annual socioeconomic impact accounts for €130 billion. In 2011, the United Nations set a special focus on road safety and injury prevention by the proclamation of the “Decade of Action for Road Safety.” This initiative focuses mainly on developing countries. In Germany, many ...

Road traffic injury on rural roads in Tanzania: measuring the effectiveness of a road safety program.

OBJECTIVE Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major public health burden, especially in low- and middle-income countries. There is limited data on RTIs in low-volume, rural African settings. This study attempted to survey all individuals living in households within 200 m of two low-volume rural roads in Tanzania and to collect data on RTIs. METHODS Local communities and users of the Bago to Ta...

The future of road safety: A worldwide perspective☆

Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)

The new Electronic IIPP Program will launch on December 11, 2017. DSCs will begin receiving email invitations to complete their IIPPs on behalf of their department beginning December 11, 2017. If you are a DSC in charge of implementing and maintaining your IIPP and have any questions about the new Electronic IIPP Program, please contact [email protected] [1] for more information. After successfu...

Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)

The new Electronic IIPP Program will launch on December 11, 2017. DSCs will begin receiving email invitations to complete their IIPPs on behalf of their department beginning December 11, 2017. If you are a DSC in charge of implementing and maintaining your IIPP and have any questions about the new Electronic IIPP Program, please contact [email protected] [1] for more information. After successfu...