Participatory Learning and Action Planning; A Facilitator's Guide
Chapter 9: Public health guide for emergencies
13280–13285 / PNAS / September 9, 2008 / vol. 105 / no. 36
Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives
This paper showed a large positive correlation coefficient between psychosocial health problems and dysfunctional abilities among rural community members
Companion to the World Report on Child Injury Prevention 2008
This child-friendly version of the World report on child injury prevention aims to inform children, aged 7 - 11 years, about various types of injuries and how these may be prevented by using a mixture of facts, puzzles,... games and other visual material.
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Every year, around 830 000 children die from unintentional or "accidental" injuries. The vast majority of these injuries occur in low-income and middle-income countries. However, dozens of prevention strategies and programmes exist. If they were integrated into other child survival programmes and im...plemented on a larger scale, many of these deaths and much of the injury-related disability could be prevented.
The report documents the magnitude, risks and prevention measures for child injuries globally –particularly for drowning, burns, road traffic injuries, falls and poisoning.
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