Provincial Injury Prevention (PIP) plans, develops and delivers innovative and timely injury prevention strategies at multiple levels.
Injuries affect all Albertans regardless of age, gender, race, or economic status and are the leading cause of death for Albertans one to 44 years of age. Injured Albertans suffer direct impacts ranging from temporary discomfort to severe disability and death. However, injuries can also have ripple effects that impact families and communities across Alberta.
Alberta's leading causes of injury include falls, transportation-related injury, unintentional poisonings, suicide and violence.
The good news is that most injuries are preventable. By collaborating with partners, focusing on population health, attending to health equity, and managing risk and protective factors across the lifespan, injuries can be reduced and prevented where people grow, live, work and play.
Explore key messages and resources for the following leading causes of injury:
Child
Child / Youth
Car Seats
New child passenger safety resources are now available at ahs.ca/carseats. The "Is your child in the right seat?" resources include videos and information on car seats, booster seats and seat belts for children in multiple languages.
A Million Messages
A Million Messages has been recently updated. Take the evidence-based AMM program to enhance your knowledge about the burden of child-hood injury. AMM provides injury prevention messaging for parents/caregivers with children under 6 years of age.
Upstream Approach to Falls Prevention
Upstream Approach to Falls Prevention in Older Adults as been recently updated! This module is designed for public health professionals and community workers who care for older adults. This is an invitation to think differently about falls, and how we all play a role in working with older adults to prevent them.
If you have questions or feedback for our team, email us at injury.prevention@ahs.ca.
