Long-term Care Best Practices Toolkit (2nd edition): Fall Prevention and Management
The following resource is designed to assist Long-Term Care (LTC) homes with the implementation of the Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult Best Practice Guideline. Provided by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.
Carbon monoxide in long-term care facilities – NCCEH
The National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH) features the most relevant NCCEH resources and external resources related to carbon monoxide in long-term care facilities.
Sources for our NTDSW statistics
Below are a list of the statistics used in the National Teen Driver Safety Week 2020 materials and their sources. “Road crashes are the second-leading cause of death among young people in Canada. Young people are killed in crashes at a higher rate than any other age group under 80 years old.”Yao, X., Skinner, R., […]
The Cochrane Library Reviews
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases and systematic reviews that contain high-quality, independent evidence that can inform healthcare decision-making.
Videos
Perceptions of Vision Zero in Canada Why are cars made to go that fast? Speeding and road safety during COVID-19 Imagining Car Use and Road Safety Post COVID-19 Thinking Differently – A look at Canadian cities’ immediate response to COVID-19 to make space for social distancing (2020) COVID-19, Safer Roads and Urban Planning (2020) Vision Zero in Canada (webinar) […]
Choosing the right car seat
Should your child be using a rear-facing car seat, forward-facing car seat, booster seats or just using seatbelt? Find out which is the right car seat for your child and watch the video guides on how to install them.
Canadian Fall Prevention Virtual Conference 2020
Parachute hosted the fifth Canadian Fall Prevention Conference as an online event this year from Nov. 16 to 20, 2020.
National Injury Prevention Day
This annual health promotion day, held July 5 in 2021, raises awareness about the devastating impact of predictable and preventable injuries in Canada.
Canada's Safest Driver
Canada’s Safest Driver contest, sponsored by Desjardins, provides participants with a free downloadable app to track their driving skills and provides prizes for the best scores.