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School-based education programmes for the prevention of unintentional injuries in children and young people. (2016)
Journal Article
Orton, E., Whitehead, J., Mhizha-Murira, J. R., Clarkson, M., Watson, M. C., Mulvaney, C. A., …Bhuchar, M. (2016). School-based education programmes for the prevention of unintentional injuries in children and young people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 12(CD0102), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010246.pub2

Background: Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in children aged four to 18 years and are a major cause of ill health. The school setting offers the opportunity to deliver preventive interventions to a large number of children and h... Read More about School-based education programmes for the prevention of unintentional injuries in children and young people..

Searching for sustainability within public health policy: insights from an injury prevention perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Errington, G., Evans, C., & Watson, M. W. (in press). Searching for sustainability within public health policy: insights from an injury prevention perspective. European Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw123

Background: Sustaining public health programmes in the long-term is key to ensuring full manifestation of their intended benefits. Although an increasing interest in sustainability is apparent within the global literature, empirical studies from with... Read More about Searching for sustainability within public health policy: insights from an injury prevention perspective.

Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children’s centres (2016)
Journal Article
Watson, M. C., Mulvaney, C. A., Timblin, C., Stewart, J., Coupland, C., Deave, T., …Kendrick, D. (in press). Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children’s centres. Health Education Journal, 75(7), https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896916629816

Objective: To ascertain the activities undertaken by children’s centres to prevent unintentional injuries in the under-fives and, in particular, the prevention of falls, poisoning and scalds. Design: A questionnaire was posted to managers of 851 chi... Read More about Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children’s centres.