Environmental Scan : Seniors and Veterans Falls Prevention Initiatives in British Columbia
department or school: Medicine, Faculty of
department or school: Pediatrics, Department of
department or school: Non UBC
data provider: DSpace
contributor: B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit
contributor: Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.). Research Institute
creator: Scott, Vicky
creator: Gallagher, Elaine
creator: Smith, Dorry
creator: Votova, Kristine
creator: Brussoni, Mariana
issued: 2022-03-11T20:50:28Z
issued: 2005-02
description: An environmental scan of the seniors and veterans falls prevention initiatives in British Columbia
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/80962
note: Environmental Scan: Seniors and Veterans Falls Prevention Initiatives in British Columbia February 2005 Dr. Vicky Scott, Senior Advisor on Falls Prevention, British Columbia Injury Research & Prevention Unit Dr. Elaine Gallagher, Professor, University of Victoria School of Nursing Dorry Smith, Researcher, British Columbia Injury Research & Prevention Unit Kristine Votova, Doctoral Student, University of Victoria Dr. Mariana Brussoni, Associate Director, British Columbia Injury Research & Prevention Unit iForeword The British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU), directed by Dr. Ian Pike, was established by the Ministry of Health and the Minister’s Injury Prevention Advisory Committee in August 1997. BCIRPU opened its doors in January 1998. It is housed within the Centre for Community Child Health Research (CCCHR) at Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia and supported by BC Research Institute for Children’s & Women’s Health. The primary purpose of the Unit includes “The reduction of unintentional injuries in BC, through the support and evaluation of effective prevention measures, and the establishment of ongoing injury surveillance across the province.” Authors: Dr. Vicky Scott, Dr. Elaine Gallagher, Dorry Smith, Kristine Votova, and Dr. Mariana Brussoni Acknowledgements: The project team at the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) extend their appreciation to the Ministry of Health Services, Population Health and Wellness, Department of Children, Women & Seniors and Health Canada for the funding provided for this project. The office of the Provincial Health Officer and Technical Assistant staff on the Ministry of Health, Facilities Management and Support Services were also instrumental in assisting with data collection through the provision of an on-line Falls Inventory Form on the government web site. The authors also thank all those who assisted in the pilot testing and distribution of the inventory form, as well as tho…
has type: Report
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0407115
language: eng
peer review status: Unreviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Faculty
subject: Older adults/seniors (65+)
subject: Injury policy and prevention
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80962