The world today has the largest population of young people in history, yet tragically, far too many of these youth are unlikely to live past the age of 30. Worldwide, youth aged 15 to 29 make up more than 40 percent of all homicides, while millions more fall victim to nonfatal violent crimes.
PPSCN Webinar: Road Safety – Thursday 18 August 2016 at 11am ACST
The AIPN invites applications for the inaugural AIPN Travel Subsidy, to support attendance at Safety 2016 (Tampere, Finland, September 18-21st).
The deadline for abstract submission for 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Safety 2016 has been extended until 30th of November 2015. The conference offers a great opportunity for hundreds of researchers, specialists and agents to introduce their research and work.
Cancer Council Victoria will host the 3rd International UV and Skin Cancer Prevention Conference in Melbourne from December 7 to 11.
The conference will attract behavioural and epidemiological researchers, clinicians, health promotion and education professionals from around the world, all of whom will have a strong interest in population-based approaches to skin cancer prevention and vitamin D.
VSCN’s Social Media workshop, held on October 1, was a resounding success with all attendees reporting they were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the content, presentation style and value for money it entailed.
The presentation, by social media expert Row Murray of Kenobi Digital, gave an overview of the social space in 2015 before launching into specifics, tailored to those working in injury prevention and safety promotion. Row talked attendees through setting up an Instagram account and got them posting straight away with a prize given to the best post of the morning.
Social Media Expert Row Murray presented a half-day workshop for VSCN members and others working in the safety promotion and injury prevention space. You can view the workshop and download the resources below.
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare is holding its 5th Annual Sector Research Symposium with the key themes:
•Child Safety: Beyond Inquiry – How can we keep children and young people safe?
•Educational Outcomes for Vulnerable Children – Our challenges and opportunities for the next decade
•Research, Evidence and Practice of Working with Vulnerable Families in Australia
•The Voice of Young People, Children, Parents & Carers in Research, Policy and Service Delivery
VSCN is putting together its calendar of events for the next six months and we’d like your input into the kinds of events you’d like to attend. Are webinars your thing or would you rather a networking session over lunch?
Are international experts who you’d like to hear or would you rather be kept abreast on what’s happening locally?
Abstracts are now being called for presentations at the 2016 World Safety Conference, which will be held in Tampere, Finland, from 18 – 21 September 2016.
The 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion – Safety 2016 – will be held from 18-21 September 2016 in Tampere, Finland.
Hosted by the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and co-sponsored by WHO, Safety 2016 addresses a broad range of violence and injury prevention topics, including emerging issues in the field.