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Primary Prevention of Physical Violence and Abuse in British Columbia Joshi, Pamela; Pallaveshi, Luljeta; Verma, Pamela; Pike, Ian, 1958-

Abstract

To address physical violence and abuse, the BC Ministry of Health commissioned this systematic review to determine how physical violence and abuse injuries may be reduced by utilizing primary prevention initiatives, within a public health model. The review focuses on the strength of evidence supporting which interventions have demonstrated effectiveness in the primary prevention of physical violence and abuse. The results of this review will be used to inform programming and planning for the primary prevention of physical violence and abuse by health authorities in BC.

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Title
Primary Prevention of Physical Violence and Abuse in British Columbia
Creator
Joshi, Pamela; Pallaveshi, Luljeta; Verma, Pamela; Pike, Ian, 1958-
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Child and Family Research Institute
Date Issued
2008-07
Description
To address physical violence and abuse, the BC Ministry of Health commissioned this systematic review to determine how physical violence and abuse injuries may be reduced by utilizing primary prevention initiatives, within a public health model. The review focuses on the strength of evidence supporting which interventions have demonstrated effectiveness in the primary prevention of physical violence and abuse. The results of this review will be used to inform programming and planning for the primary prevention of physical violence and abuse by health authorities in BC.
Subject
Children and youth (0-19); Adults (20-64); Older adults/seniors (65+); Violence and abuse-related injury; Injury policy and prevention
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-10-01
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0402404
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79856
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Pediatrics, Department of; Other UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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