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EuroSafe releases the latest statistics on injuries due to accident and acts of violence in the EU (15 December 2009) The 2009-report “Injuries in the EU” reveals that each year a staggering 42 million people are treated in hospitals as a result of an accident or violence related injury. The report highlights injury data related to major risk groups such as children, adolescents, senior citizens and pedestrians or bicyclists. Although the magnitude of the injury issue is evident, the majority of the EU-member states still lack adequate injury data to guide their prevention actions. An EU-wide implementation of injury data systems in hospitals will empower authorities in countries and at EU-level, to really make a difference in preventing the enormous trail of destruction that injuries leave behind. EuroSafe pleas for national injury data systems to become mandatory for all Member States. read more...
EuroSafe led campaign for stricter alcohol policies in the EU (Nov 25th, 2009) EuroSafe has brought together twelve European health and safety umbrella organisations in a joint policy statement on 'Alcohol and injuries', issued on 25 November 2009 at the occasion of the second European Public Health Conference in Lódz, Poland. In this policy statement, these twelve organisations call for stricter EU-coordinated alcohol policies in order to effectively reduce injuries and violence due to alcohol read more...
Ireland hosts 19 countries for discussions on value and progress of Child Safety Action Plans in Europe The Ministry of Health and Children and the Health Services Executive of Ireland hosted the European Child Safety Alliance and its partners on the Child Safety Action Plan (CSAP) initiative for a two-day meeting on December 2-3. read more...