EMPHO Information Resource on Avoidable Injury
Introduction
Avoidable injury is a major cause of death and disability in the East Midlands. Around 1000 people in the Region die each year from injuries sustained in accidents and death rates for avoidable injury in the East Midlands are among the highest in England. Around 37000 people are admitted to hospital in the Region each year as the result of an avoidable injury. Many more attend A&E departments, visit their GP or have time off work or school because of avoidable injuries. Consequently one of the priority objectives of the regional public health strategy for the East Midlands, Investment for Health, is to “reduce the incidence of accidental death and injury”
This resource brings together a collection of sources of information on avoidable injury. We intend it to be useful to Local Delivery Plan and Local Area Agreement planning processes and to this end we look to provide references to sources of local data and provide methodologies and templates for local profiling work.
Information is included on national, regional and local policies, the prevalence of avoidable injury and need for services, the accident prevention evidence base, indicators/outcome measurement, and details of local interventions and initiatives. Links and reports on each of these topics are provided.
Work on this resource is ongoing and the information will be updated as new material becomes available.
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