Links and Resources
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These links are provided to assist your
search for information and resources. The Victorian Safe Communities Network
advise that inclusion of a site does not imply agreement with or endorsement of
any of the sites linked to its Web pages. The listings should not be
misconstrued as an endorsement of the information in them unless explicitly
noted.
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A
Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand www.alcohol.org.nz
Information on how much is too much, alcohol and its effects, alcohol resources, drinking and sports performance, alcohol and boating and contains search and links facilities.
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care www.health.gov.au/index.htm
Site information includes - aged care/older people, children's services, disabilities, health, publications (including National Health Priority Areas reports, NHMRC Publications site and injury prevention ( http://www.health.gov.au:80/pubhlth/strateg/injury/index.htm)
Australian Drug Foundation www.adf.org.au
Information and resources on alcohol and drugs including
news and events, a comprehensive library with on-line searching, workers
information, parents information, drug Ednet in schools, drug studies, ADF
projects and an on-line shop.
Australian Injury Prevention Network
www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/aipn/index.html
The
peak national body for all-age, all-cause injury prevention and control in
Australian Institute of Criminology
www.aic.gov.au
Information included - Australian Violence Prevention
Awards, publications, research and public policy, conferences, information
services and statistics.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
www.aihw.gov.au
Site
information includes - Health and welfare statistics and information, full text
of Australia's Welfare 1997, full text of Australia's Health 1998 (includes
National Health priorities), publications and National Health Information
Knowledgebase.
Australian Rural Health Research Institute
www.med.monash.edu.au/crh/arhri
The
Institute was the peak body for rural health research in
B
Bicycle
Helmet Safety Institute (
Includes
C
Centre
for Accident Research and Road Safety -
CARRS-Q
is a newly established centre for accident research and injury prevention. The
site contains information on current research projects, seminars, publications
and links to other related sites.
CFA www.cfa.vic.gov.au
Community safety information includes:
- Schools - fire facts for kids, teachers resources, SafetyNet, CFS - Primary and schools information.
- Home safety - common causes of fire, children don't know the risks, surviving a fire, fire survival rules, smoke alarms, installation of smoke alarms, and beware: deadlocks are deadly.
- Farm safety - plan to save you business, protecting your assets, machinery and the law, machinery fire risks and assessing your risks.
- Bushfire safety - recognise the risks, leave or stay, common misconceptions, the experience of a major fire, radian heat - the killer in a bushfire, Can I or Can't I, fire restrictions and Total Fire Bans, and Community Fireguard.
Community Safety Month www.communitysafetymonth.com.au
Information about Community Safety Month. Provides an
opportunity for local communities to link together and coordinate activities to
create safe, secure and injury free environments.
D
Department of Health and Human Services
(
Links
to other sites of health related information and FEDSTATS.
Department of Human Services - Public Health and Development
Division www.dhs.vic.gov.au
Information on a wide range of
health issues including - A-Z of publications, health enhancement, health
promotion, injury prevention, local government health planning, LINK bulletin,
Health Facts 1998 and Better Health Channel. www.dhs.vic.gov.au/injury/publications.htm
- Victorian Injury Prevention Website www.dhs.vic.gov.au/rrhacs/ruralbranch.htm
- Rural Health Services Unit www.dhs.vic.gov.au/injury
- HEALTHfocus www.dhs.vic.gov.au/phd/hfocus/index.htm
- Government Free Home Inspection Service for older persons and those with disabilities www.dhs.vic.gov.au/hous/reno.html
Department of Justice www.justice.vic.gov.au
Criminal Justice Statistics available include - Victoria
Police Crime Statistics 1995/96, vehicle theft in Victoria, road toll in
Victoria 1996, Children's Court Statistics 1995, National Women's Safety Survey
1996, and Criminal Sentencing Statistics 1995.
- Statistics can be found at -
www.justice.vic.gov.au/DOJsite.nsf/all+by+key/PESStatsFlash?opendocument
VICsafe - is the Victorian Government's Community Safety and Crime Prevention Strategy, includes information on - Safer Cities and Shires Program, other community safety and crime prevention funding programs and the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Board. Information on VICsafe can be found at - www.justice.vic.gov.au/DOJsite.nsf/all+by+key/VCSCPS?opendocument
E
Education Development Centre (USA) www.edc.org/HHD/csn/bsc
Safe
Community programs and other injury prevention and traffic safety activities
and link to Children's Safety Network.
Euro Safety Net www.ecosa.org
Information on injury surveillance systems, accident and
hazard research, product safety, campaigns, safety conferences and evaluations
of preventive measures. There is also a listing of safety experts and the
addresses of safety related organisations in
F
Farmsafe Australia www.farmsafe.org.au
Statistical information and fact sheets on agriculture and
injury in
H
Harborview Injury Prevention And Research
Center http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc
Research on the cause and prevention of injury. Information
on current projects and a review of childhood injury. Resources include a
bibliography, prevention materials and reports and links.
Health
Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english
Comprehensive range of information and resources on health
issues including injury prevention information covering seniors, children,
personal injury, farm injury and safety in schools.
Health
Communication Network www.hcn.net.au/welcome.htm
Biomedical and health information. Links to Australian
health related sites and health related information from around the
world.
Health
Department of Western Australia www.health.wa.gov.au
Included on this site is
information on -
- Stay On Your Feet (community based falls prevention for older people) www.health.wa.gov.au/cwph/html/stay%5Fon%5Fyour%5Ffeet.html
- training for health professionals and community groups - Injury Control Training Program - www.health.wa.gov.au/healthv/summer97/injury.html
Health
Evidence Bulletins www.hebw.uwcm.ac.uk
The Health Evidence Bulletins -
Healthy
Cities Illawarra www.healthycitiesill.org.au
Community based health-related interventions and community
development issues. Working with the community for a cleaner, greener, safer and
more caring Illawarra. WHO accredited Safe Community.
I
Industrial Accident Prevention Association
www.iapa.on.ca
Information on occupational health and safety including a
young worker awareness program and useful health and safety links.
Injuries Issues Monitor www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/navpage.html
A
periodical publication that provides a clearing house for information about
developments in injury surveillance and prevention.
Injury
Control Council of Western Australia www.iccwa.org.au
Site
contains information on injury issues, prevention, reports and falls project
report.
Injury
Control Resource Information Network www.injurycontrol.com/icrin
List of
key Internet accessible resources related to the field of injury research and
control including - injury data and statistics, injury specific resources,
research, links to Injury Research Centres and other related resources, Safe
Communities, safety products and publications and bibliographies.
Injury
Prevention Web www.safetylit.org
An A-Z digest of world wide web
injury prevention sites and related safety promotion sites.
J
K
Kidsafe
- The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia
www.greenweb.com.au/kidsafe
Child
safety information includes - information packs available on the Internet,
parents lounge, information centre, Kidsafe safety shop, local government child
accident prevention programs, corporate campaigns, Kidsafe Ambassadors, Media
Centre, preschool child accident prevention programs and teachers guide.
KidsSafe www.kidssafe.com
A site
devoted to information to assist parents, grandparents and care-givers.
Information and resources include child safety products, a guide for
child-proofing your home, monthly safety tips, product recalls, parent
publications, question and answer facility, household poisons and Internet links.
L
M
MFBB www.mfb.org.au
Community safety initiatives
include -
Public Education - FIRE ED, Retire Ed, Juvenile
Fire Awareness and Intervention Program, FLAMES, Fire Safety Campaigns, smoke
alarm information, public fire safety information and TRIP.
Fire Safety Industry Training - training and consultancy
services, specific courses and specially designed courses.
The Fire and Hazard Safety site contains information about
brigade departments and initiatives to increase community involvement and
awareness in hazard prevention.
Consumer Affairs www.consumer.vic.gov.au
Website
contains product safety information and links to Consumer Affairs-Fair Trading
Agencies. Includes the publication 'Keeping Baby Safe' - A Guide to Nursery
Furniture that is available in 6 other languages.
Monash
University Accident Research Centre www.general.monash.edu.au/muarc
Site
contains information on road safety and injury prevention and control including
- overview of research, WHO Affiliate Safe Community Support Centre, Hazard -
the quarterly VISS injury prevention journal, selected research papers, Sport
Fact Sheets, DIY injury prevention brochures and database of expertise in
product safety and safe product design.
Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)
www.mav.asn.au
Site
contains - MAV guide to local government in
N
National Ageing Research Institute Inc
www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au
Information on this site includes - research on falls,
research information on health promotion, research information on health
services, education to assist health professionals, publications and information
on United Nations International Year of Older Persons 1999.
National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control www.cdc.gov/ncipc
Information on injury care,
violence, unintentional injury and resources.
Unintentional Injury Fact Sheets - www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/facts.htm
Adolescent injury, bicycle-related head injuries, child
passenger safety, childhood injury, drowning injury prevention, falls and hip
fractures in the elderly, cost of fall injuries among older adults, fire related
injury and death, fireworks injury prevention, impaired driving, motor vehicle
deaths in older Americans, pedestrian deaths and injuries, playground injuries
and teenage motor vehicle deaths.
Violence prevention priority areas include - youth violence, family and intimate violence, suicide and firearm injuries. Project activities focus on primary prevention through a public health approach that complements the approaches used by criminal justice, education, and many other disciplines that work in this area - www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/dvp.htm.
National Crime Prevention - Towards A Safer Australia
www.ncp.gov.au
Commonwealth Government
initiative, aims to prevent violence and crime and reduce fear of violence and
crime. Involves research projects, pilot projects, local prevention activities
and training. Includes information on: conferences, seminars, workshops,
publications and links to related sites.
Includes a 20
page summary of Pathways to Prevention: Developmental and Early Intervention
Approaches to Crime in
National Injury Surveillance Unit www.nisu.flinders.edu.au
Located
at Flinders University of South Australia. A collaborating unit of the
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Includes information on: datasets,
research, injury surveillance and analysis, publications and reports, Directory
of Australian Injury Personnel and the Australian Injury Prevention
Network.
National Rural Health Alliance www.ruralhealth.org.au
The
peak national body working to improve the health of Australians living in rural
and remote areas. Includes publications and a fortnightly email-forum.
Neighbourhood Watch www.neighbourhoodwatch.com.au and www.nwatch.org.uk/index.htm
International and local sites. Includes information on
prevention and improvement activities from around the world.
Noarlunga Healthy Cities http://www.softcon.com.au/nhc
An
intersectorial community based injury prevention program which is being
undertaken in the City of
NRMA www.nrma.com.au
Road
safety information.
NSW
Health Department www.health.nsw.gov.au
Information on a wide range of health issues including falls
prevention and falls prevention home safety checklist on line.
O
P
Parliamentary (Vic) Road Safety Committee www.parliament.vic.gov.au/parlrsc
Committee inquiry reports on road safety issues.
Pavnet
Online - Partnerships Against Violence www.pavnet.org
Information about violence and youth-at-risk, includes data
from seven Federal agencies (
Petnet www.petnet.com.au
Site
devoted to pet-care information and services including Dogs 'N' Kids campaign
promoting responsible dog ownership and dog bite prevention.
Q
Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit - QISU www.qisu.qld.gov.au
Collects injury related data from health facilities across
Queensland. Contains information on services, products and injury links. Injury
Bulletin, a quarterly newsletter, is available online.
Queensland Safe Communities Web Site
www.safecommunitiesqld.org
A site aimed atpromoting injury prevention and a
culture of safety by sharing information about what works and what doesn't.
There are a number of publications online that can be viewed.
R
Roads
and Traffic Authority NSW www.rta.nsw.gov.au
Road
safety information and information resources.
Royal
Children's Hospital Child Health and Safety Resource Centre www.rch.org.au/chas
The
Child Health and Safety Resource Centre has been a leader in health and safety promotion and provides a wide range
of services.
S
Safety
Centre- Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne www.rch.org.au/safetycentre
An
affiliate Safe community support centre recognised by the World Health
Organisation (WHO). The Safety Centre aims to reduce accidental injury through
information and advice, education programs and services, approved safety
products for sale, media campaigns, support for legislative reform, support for
improved product and environmental design.
Safe
Communities Foundation - Canada www.safecommunities.ca
Community based injury prevention. Excellent information on
becoming a safe community. Step by step guide to getting started and safety
tips.
Safe
Toowoomba-www.safetoowoomba.com
Toowoomba Council site.
Smartplay www.smartplay.net
An
interactive site that includes information on prevention of sporting
injuries.
SMARTRISK www.smartrisk.ca
SMARTRISK initiatives include the HEROES program that shows
teens that they have the choice to predict and prevent an injury. They can
Buckle Up, Wear the Gear, Get Trained, Drive Sober and Look First. Other
initiatives include a comprehensive web site called the RISK NAVIGATOR.
Sport
and Recreation Victoria http://www.sport.vic.gov.au
Site
contains information on funding programs, camps, publications-including sports
injury prevention fact sheets, industry directory and links to other key
sites.
Surfing
Victoria www.surfingaustralia.com.au
Includes information on water safety, beach safety warnings,
surf schools, weather and swell information, conservation and environment and
other surf links.
Surf
Life Saving Australia www.slsa.asn.au
Surf
Life Saving
Information on beach safety, club information, surf tips and
resources, qualification information and surf life saving services.
T
The
Royal Life Saving Society Australia www.rlssa.org.au
An
organisation dedicated to the prevention of loss of life and injury in the
community with an emphasis on aquatic environments. Contains education and
information on water safety, lifesaving, resuscitation, first aid, junior
lifeguard initiative and professional services for the aquatic industry.
The
Safe Women Project www.agd.nsw.gov.au/swp/swp.nsf/pages/swp_toc
The
Plan It Safe kit is available on this site. The kit is for anyone interested in
improving women's safety in public places. It is both an educational and
practical tool for community safety advocates.
The
Transport Web www.transportweb.com
Helps identify transport
information and services: databases search facility, resources search facility,
diary of events and training.
Think
First Foundation www.thinkfirst.org
The site of the THINK FIRST
Foundation working to prevent brain, spinal cord and other traumatic injuries
through the education of individuals, community leaders and the creators of
public policy. Includes special sections for kids, teens and young
adults.
Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
www.tac.vic.gov.au
Site includes: claims
information, student information and accident statistics.
U
University of Auckland Injury Prevention Research
Centre www.auckland.ac.nz/ipc/index.htm
Information on injury prevention and rehabilitation
research, training in injury prevention research, publications and hot
links.
University of Ballarat Rural Health Resource
Centre www.ballarat.edu.au/ruralhealth
Includes a list of activities, a news bulletin and links to
other sites such as useful search sites and data bases.
V
Vehicle
Design & Research Australia www1.tpgi.com.au/users/mpaine/
List of
road safety links and information.
VicRoads www.vicroads.vic.gov.au
Information on road safety, traffic management, road
statistics and Community Road Safety Councils.
Victoria Police www.police.vic.gov.au
Community support and public safety programs include: Police
schools involvement program, confident living for older Victorians, crime
reduction strategies and community policy strategies.
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
www.vifm.org
Includes information on suicide and vehicle accidents,
publications and hazard investigations.
Victoria State Emergency Service www.ses.vic.gov.au
Site
includes safety information and a kid's corner with safety related activities.
Safety information topics include: how to stay safe during a flood, how to stay
safe during a storm, how to stay safe while bush walking, how to stay safe on
the roads, how to stay safe in the snow fields, Bushfire Action Guide, Cyclone
Action Guide, Earthquake Action Guide, Flood Action Guide, Heatwave Action
Guide, Lightening Protection Action Guide, Severe Storm Action Guide, earthquake
awareness for Australians, flood warning, living with landslides, protecting
caravans from high winds, severe storms - facts, warnings and protection,
surviving cyclones, landslide survival and property protection.
VINCENTweb - University of North Carolina
www.sph.unc.edu/vincentweb
Web
based version of videoconference "Getting Started in Injury Control and Violence
Prevention. Site includes: free distance learning course, course workbook, links
to other injury control references and questions and answers.
Violence Policy Center www.vpc.org
The VPC approaches firearms
violence from a public health perspective and explores policy alternatives to
commonly accepted views on gun violence. Resources include: on-line resource
centre, fact sheets, publications and links.
Virtual
Crime Prevention Programs www.neighbourhoodwatch.com.au
The
Neighbourhood Watch Web Site has a series of interactive crime prevention and
safety programs which allows you to do a self audit of your safety and
security.
Virtual
Bicyclewww.virtualbike.com.au
An
interactive crime prevention and safety program focusing on bicycle safety and
security.Includes sections on purchasing, maintaining and storage of
bicycles.
W
Water
Safety www.watersafety.vic.gov.au
This
site is part of the Victorian Water Safety initiative, Play It Safe By The
Water. Includes water safety information and services and education
program.
World
Health Organisation www.who.int/aboutwho
This site includes information on
WHO definition of health, promoting and protecting health - includes safety
promotion and injury control, WHOSIS - WHO Statistical Information System and
links to other health related sites.
World
Health Organisation Division of Emergency & Humanitarian
Action www.who.int/eha
Contains information on violence
and injury prevention, an information kit on violence and health, a resource
centre and links to other sites.
WHO
Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion www.ki.se/phs/wcc-csp
A site
devoted to the international 'safe communities' movement. Includes safe
communities information such as: history, publications, formally designated safe
communities, applications for becoming a member of the "Safe Community Network",
criteria for safe communities, affiliate safe community support centres,
conferences, travelling seminars, methodological development and networks. The
Centre publishes Safe Community News, www.ki.se/phs/wcc-csp/safecom-news.
Worksafe Australia www.worksafe.gov.au
The
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) site has extensive
information on workplace health and safety issues including publications,
information services, education and training, chemicals, managing workplace
hazards, projects, trends and research.
WorkSafe Western Australia www.safetyline.wa.gov.au
ThinkSAFE
Campaign - 24 hours a day, seven days a week
safety culture at work, at home and on the road. Initiatives include: Homesafe,
Drivesafe, Thinksafe Towns, ThinkSafe Club, SafetyLine Institute, WorkSafe
Smart Move and SafetyLine:Online information service