Preventing road traffic injury: a public health perspective for Europe

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Publication Date 2004
ISBN 978-92-890-1093-2
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Road traffic injuries in the WHO European Region are a major public health problem. They kill about 127 000 people and injure some 2.4 million every year. This publication was prepared for World Health Day 2004 to raise awareness among the general public and enhance commitment among policy-makers to take immediate action to prevent road traffic injury.

It builds on and complements the World report on road traffic injury prevention, analysing in depth the burden of disease from road traffic injury in the European Region. It calls for a multisectoral and evidence-based approach to preventing road traffic injuries, with public health playing an important role, emphasizes the importance of a strong political commitment at all levels of government and makes recommendations for action.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euro.who.int/en/publications/abstracts/preventing-road-traffic-injury-a-public-health-perspective-for-europe
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WHO: Violence and Injury Prevention: Global status report on road safety 2009 http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241563840_eng.pdf
WHO: Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability (VIP): World report on road traffic injury prevention http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2004/9241562609.pdf
WHO: Health topics: Environment and health: Transport and health http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/Transport-and-health
WHO: Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability (VIP): World report on child injury prevention http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241563574_eng.pdf
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