Injury Prevention Links
Here are some more links to find out more about child injury prevention:
Advocacy
Children's Issue Centre University of Otago [National]
Office of the Children's Commissioner [National]
Paediatric Society of New Zealand [National]
The Future of Children [International]
Animals
Dog Safety - NZ Department of Internal Affairs [National]
Keeping children safe around dogs - University of Waikato [National]
Asphyxiation (includes strangulation, suffocation & choking)
Blind Cord Safety Campaign - ROSPA [International]
Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention - Safe Kids USA [International]
KidsHealth - Co-sleeping [International]
SUDI Research [National]
Susysafe - European Project on Foreign Bodies Injuries in the Aero-Digestive tract in Children [International]
Whakawhetu - National SUDI prevention for Maori [National]
Burns/Fire Safety (includes gas, electricity & button batteries)
Burn Support Group Charitable Trust Inc. [National]
Children's Burns Trust [International]
Vector - Safety Around Our Network [National]
Energy Safety - Worksafe New Zealand [National]
Fireman Sam [International]
National Burn Service Network [National]
Fire and Emergency New Zealand [National]
Safer Fireworks [International]
Child Safety (general)
Danger Spot [International]
KidsHealth (Starship Foundation & the Paediatric Society of New Zealand) [National]
KidSource Online [International]
Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation [International]
Plunket [National]
Power to protect - Never, ever shake a baby! [National]
Raising Children in New Zealand [National]
NFPA (U.S. National Fire Protection Association) [International]
Safety Centre - Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne [International]
Whanau ora -Te Kotuku Rerenga Tahi (Health and safety puzzles) [National]
World report on child injury prevention - Child friendly report - (World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF) [International]
Child Safety Organisations
Child Accident Prevention (Jersey) [International]
Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) [International]
Emergency Medical Services for Children National Resource Center [International]
Fostering Kids [National]
International Association for Child Safety [International]
Kidsafe Australia [International]
Safe Kids Worldwide [International]
UNICEF Child Friendly Cities Global Initiative [International]
Cyclists
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals [International]
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute [International]
Bicycling Life [International]
Bike Week - UK [International]
BikeSafe [International]
Cycle helmets - The official New Zealand code for cyclists - NZTA [National]
Cycling Advocates Network (CAN) [National]
Kids and bicycle safety - US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) [International]
Centre for Disease Control (USA) - Bicycle safety [International]
National Center for Bicycling and Walking [International]
Resources on cycling - New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) [National]
Education Establishments
Education Review Office [National]
Health Promoting Schools [National]
Student Activities Safety Association (SASA) [International]
Falls (includes trampolines and television and furniture tip-overs)
Preventing TV and furniture tip-overs - Safe Kids Worldwide [International]
Safety guidelines when using trampolines [International]
Dangerous Decibels - Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) [International]
Home Environment
Home safety - RoSPA (UK) [International]
Home Safety Resources [International]
Indigenous Peoples (see also Māori and Pacific Peoples)
Native American Motor Vehicle Safety - Centres for Disease Control (USA) [International]
Native American Road Safety - Centres for Disease Control (USA) [International]
WHO; Gender Equity and Human Rights - World Health Organization [International]
Injury Prevention Courses
Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) A postgraduate school, Victoria, Australian [International]
Injury Prevention Research & Research Centres
BC (British Columbia) Injury Research and Prevention Unit [International]
CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Injury and Violence Prevention and Control [International]
CIRCA (Consortium for Injury Research & Community Action) - University of
Pittsburgh [International]
Flinders University Research Centre for Injury Studies [International]
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center [International]
Injury Prevention Centre (Alberta) [International]
Injury and Trauma Research Group - University of Auckland [National]
Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU) - University of Otago [National]
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Center for Injury Research and Policy [International]
Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) [International]
Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand [National]
SafetyLit [International]
Injury Surveillance
Public Health Surveillance - Chemical Injuries Surveillance [National]
Health Canada - Injury Prevention [International]
Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) [International]
National MCH Center for Child Death Review [International]
NZ Health Statistics - Ministry of health [National]
Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit (QISU) [International]
Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit (VISU) Monash University, Victoria, Australia [International]
Māori
Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) [National]
Hapai Te Hauora - Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand [National]
Injury and Trauma Research Group - University of Auckland [National]
Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU) - University of Otago [National]
Maori Health - Ministry of Health [National]
Maori Maps - Portal to the Marae of Aotearoa/ New Zealand [National]
Ministry of Education - Maori Education [National]
New Zealand Police [National]
Ngati Whatua o Orakei [National]
Plunket [National]
Public Health Association (PHA) [National]
Ririki - Te Kahui Mana Ririki: Promoting the status of young Maori [National]
Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand [National]
Te Köhanga Reo National Trust [National]
Te Puni Kokiri [National
Te Whanau O Waipareira Trust [National]
Water Safety New Zealand - Maori Water Safety - Kia Maanu, Kia Ora [National]
Migrants - Recent New Zealand Migrants (see also some Pacific Peoples links)
Ministry of Health Asian and Migrant Health [National]
Asian Health - Publications [National]
CNSST Chinese New Settlers Services Trust [National]
Migrant Action Trust [National]
Ethnic Communities - Department of Internal Affairs [National]
Refugee Health - New Zealand Government [National]
The Asian Network Inc (TANI) [National]
Natural Outdoors
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council [National]
Outdoors New Zealand [National]
SunSmart [National]
New Zealand Government Departments and Agencies
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Vulnerable Children [National]
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment - Consumer Protection [National]
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority [National]
Health Research Council [National]
Human Rights Commission [National]
Law Commission [National]
New Zealand Ministry of Health [National]
Ministry for Pacific People's [National]
Ministry of Social Development [National]
Ministry of Transport [National]
Ministry for Women [National]
Ministry of Youth Development [National]
New Zealand Fire Service [National]
New Zealand Police [National]
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) [National]
Office of the Children's Commissioner [National]
New Zealand Parliament [National]
Public Access to New Zealand Legislation [National]
Statistics New Zealand [National]
Strategies with Kids Information for Parents (SKIP) [National]
Māori Health - Ministry of Health [National]
Te Puni Kōkiri [National]
Nursery Equipment
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association [International]
Keeping Babies Safe: for Crib and Child Product Safety [International]
Consumer Protection Product Safety Issues - Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment [National]
Organisations
Flinders University Research Centre for Injury Studies [International]
Brain Injury Association of New Zealand [National]
Harborview Medical Center [International]
Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) [International]
Injury Prevention Web [International]
International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units (INoPSU) [International]
Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers NZ Inc. [National]
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control [International]
New Zealand Police [National]
New Zealand Safety Council [National]
Office of the Commissioner for Children [National]
Paediatric Society of New Zealand [National]
Plunket [National]
Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHA) [National]
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) [International]
Safe Communities Foundation [International]
Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand [National]
Sport New Zealand [National]
St John [National]
The Parenting Place [National]
Trauma Foundation [International]
WHO Violence and Injury Prevention [International]
Pacific Peoples
Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand [National]
Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU) - University of Otago [National]
Ministry of Health - Pacific Health [National]
Ministry for Pacific People's [National]
Public Health Association [National]
Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand [National]
Statistics New Zealand - Pacific Profiles [National]
Passengers
Alberta Occupant Restraint Programme (Booster Seats) [International]
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Car Seat Safety for Kids [International]
Child Car Seats [International]
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Car Seat Safety for Kids [International]
NZTA - Using Child restraints in New Zealand [National]
NZTA (New Zealand Transport Agency) [National]
NZTA - Become a child restraint technician - New Zealand Transport Agency [National]
NZTA - Child Restraint factsheet [National]
NZTA - Find a child restraint technician - New Zealand Transport Agency [National]
Safe Ride News [International]
Safer Journeys - NZ Ministry of Transport [National]
Safercar.gov (USA) [International]
Think Road Safety - Child Car Seats [International]
Think Seat Belts [International]
Washington State (USA) Booster Seat Coalition [International]
www.carseatsite.com [International]
Pedestrians (includes driveway run-overs)
Association for Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals [International]
Feet First - NZTA [National]
Living Streets [International]
Living Streets Aotearoa Inc [National]
National Center for Bicycling and Walking [International]
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) [National]
NZTA News & media - Our other websites [National]
Pedestrian planning and design guide - NZTA [National]
PEDS - Pedestrians Educating Drivers on Safety [International]
Auckland Transport Travelwise schools [National]
Victoria (Canada) Transport Policy Institute - Walking and bicycling Issues [International]
Walking School Bus - TravelWise [National]
Playgrounds
National Program for Playground Safety [International]
National Recreation and Park Association - Playground Related Standards and Guidelines [International]
Playground Safety Publications (USA) [International]
Poisoning
American Association of Poison Control Centers [International]
Chemical Injuries Surveillance System (CISS) [National]
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research - Poisonous Plants in NZ [National]
Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand [National]
AAPC - National Poisoning Prevention Council (USA) [International]
Poisons Prevention and Education - National Poisons Centre [National]
Queensland Poisons Information Centre [International]
Solvent Abuse: Information for Parents/ Caregivers - National Poisons Centre [National]
toxinz - Poisons Management Database [National]
Product Safety
Commerce Commission NZ [National]
Consumer Affairs - Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment [National]
Consumer Federation of America [International]
Consumer NZ (formerly Consumers' Institute) [National]
European Consumer Safety Association (ECOSA) [International]
Keeping Babies Safe: for Crib and Child Product Safety [International]
Kids in Danger [International]
Standards New Zealand - Paerewa Aotearoa [National]
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission [International]
Quad Bikes - All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
ATV safety [International]
Worksafe NZ [National]
Research
Cochrane Injuries Group [International]
Health Ed Database [National]
Health Services Research Centre - Victoria University of Wellington [National]
Safe States Alliance (USA) [International]
British Medical Journal - Injury Prevention journal [International]
Medline Plus - Health Information [International]
National Institute for Public Health and Mental Health Research - Auckland University of Technology [National]
National Institute for Health - Journals and databases (UK) [International]
SafetyLit - WHO & San Diego State University [International]
School of Population Health - University of Auckland [National]
United States National Library of Medicine [International]
Road Safety
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety [International]
Arrive Alive (UK) [International]
BMW - Safe on the Streets (UK) [International]
Brake: Working for road safety and caring for victims [International]
Community Road Safety Fund [National]
Global Road Safety [International]
Global Road Safety Partnership [International]
Good practice in road safety [National]
Cycling Safety - Child Road Safety Game - Tales of the Road (UK) [International]
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [International]
International Traffic Medicine Association [International]
Junior Road Safety Officer [International]
Ministry of Transport [National]
National Highway Transport Safety Administration [International]
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) [National]
Plunket car Seat Safety [National]
Queensland Government Road Safety [International]
Reduce the Risk [National]
Ruben the Bear - Road Safety [National]
Safer Journeys - NZ Ministry of Transport [National]
The New Zealand Road Code [National]
The Think! Road Safety Website [International]
Think! Road Safety - UK Dept. for Transport [International]
Rural Environment
Worksafe NZ - SaferFarms [National]
Farmsafe Australia [International]
Health Matters Library A-Z: Farm Safety [International]
National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (USA) [International]
Rural Women New Zealand [National]
Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting [International]
Safe Communities
Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand [National]
Safekids Worldwide
Asia Injury Prevention Foundation - Vietnam [International]
Kidsafe Australia [International]
National Safe Kids Campaign - US [International]
Safe Kids Austria [International]
Safe Kids Brazil [International]
Safe Kids Foundation India [International]
Safe Kids Germany [International]
Safe Kids Jordan [International]
Safe Kids Korea [International]
Safe Kids Philippines [International]
Safe Kids Thailand [International]
Safe Kids Uruguay [International]
Safe Kids Worldwide [International]
School Travel (includes Scooters, Skateboards, Pre-schools)
Carrying children in buses, minibuses, coaches and taxis - Child Car Seats (UK) [International]
Child car Seats - RoSPA (UK) [International]
Skates, scooters & skateboards - New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) [National]
Buses Coaches and Minibuses - RoSPA (UK) [International]
National Centre for Safe Routes to School [International]
Pinnacle Research - The Walking School Bus [National]
Safe Routes to Schools (UK) [International]
School bus passenger safety - US NHTSA [International]
Scooter safety - Australia [International]
Scooter safety - Better Health Victoria, Australia [International]
Scooter safety advice - Micro New Zealand [National]
Hike it, Bike it, Scoot it, Skate it - New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) [National]
Walk to School Day [International]
Sports
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation [International]
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council [National]
Trampolines - RoSPA (UK) [International]
Statistics/Data
National Injury Query System (NIQS) - IPRU [National]
New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) [National]
Statistics New Zealand – Te Tari Tatau [National]
Toys
Avoiding choking hazards in toys - Child Safety Central [International]
British Toy and Hobby Association [International]
Choosing safe toys, advice for parents - KidsHealth [International]
Safekids Worldwide - Safety Tips [International]
Tips for toy safety - Keeping your baby safe at home [International]
Tips for toy safety - US Public Interest Research Groups (USPIRG) [International]
Tips on choosing safe toys - Child Toys Guide [International]
Toy safety information for fathers - Menstuff [International]
Toy safety standards around the world [International]
Toy safety tips for holiday shoppers [International]
W.A.T.C.H - World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc. [International]
Transport
Auckland Transport [National]
New Zealand Transport Agency [National]
VicRoads [International]
Victoria (Canada) Transport Policy Institute [International]
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC, UNCRC, UNCROC)
Convention on the Rights of the Child - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [International]
Convention on the rights of the child - UNICEF [International]
Water Safety
Auckland City - Pools and Spas [National]
Foundation for Aquatic Injury Prevention [International]
Lifesavers, the Royal Life Saving Society UK [International]
Maritime New Zealand [National]
Safe Boating Campaign (USA) [International]
The Royal Life Saving Society Australia [International]
Water Safety for Children and Young People - RoSPA (UK) [International]
Water Safety New Zealand [National]
Department of Water Resources (USA) [International]
WaterSafe Auckland [National]