Injury Prevention Links - Australia

Ageing Research Online
  www.aro.gov.au/
Alcohol and Drug Foundation of Australia (ADCA)
  www.adca.org.au
     Information, links and assistance
Australian Bureau of Statistics
  www.abs.gov.au
     Australian statistics in brief
Australian Injury Prevention Network
   www.aipn.com.au/
Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
  www.aihw.gov.au
     Info about the health of Australians
Australian Sports Commission
  www.ausport.gov.au
     Plenty of info on sport in Australia
Better Health Channel
   www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
     health and wellbeing information and services
Department of Health and Ageing (Australian Government)
   www.health.gov.au
Department of Justice - Community Safety
  www.justice.vic.gov.au
Injury Prevention Web
   www.injuryprevention.org/
     "Preventing injuries by disseminating information" (good links)
Kidsafe (Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia (CAPFA))
   www.kidsafe.com.au/
Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs (MCCA)
  www.consumer.gov.au/
     Keeping Baby Safe. A guide to nursery furniture
National Ageing Research Institute, University of Melbourne
  www.nari.unimelb.edu.au/index.htm
National Coroners Information System, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
   www.ncis.org.au/
     Includes 'Fatal Facts' (identifies and summarises coronial recommendations)
National Falls Prevention for Older People Initiative
  www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/Publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-injury-falls-index.htm
     Rich resource for this topic of falls
National Injury Surveillance Unit
  www.nisu.flinders.edu.au
     Includes Injury Deaths in Australia
     Injury Issues Monitor
National Sport Information Centre
   www.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/
     Extensive and growing collection of sport information
Primary Health Care Research & Information Service
   www.phcris.org.au/
     Gateway to primary health care resources
Public Health Association of Australia
   www.phaa.net.au/
Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit
  www.qisu.org.au/
     Injury surveillance bulletin
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
   www.rirdc.gov.au/
     Everything rural
Safety Science Monitor
  www.ipso.asn.au
     Occupational safety journal
TechRescue
   www.techrescue.org/
     RESCUE - Training and Resource Guide
Uni of NSW, Injury Risk Management Research Centre
   www.irmrc.unsw.edu.au/
     Injury causes in New South Wales, stats.
Victorian Government - injury prevention
   www.health.vic.gov.au/injury/index.htm
Victorian Government - Public health topics
  www.health.vic.gov.au/phtopics/
     current issues and developments in public health
Victorian Public Health Research & Education Council (VPHREC)
   www.vphrec.com.au/
     public health papers, issues, news, grant and course links
Victorian Safe Communities Network (VSCN)
   www.vscn.org.au/
Victorian WorkCover Authority
  www.workcover.vic.gov.au
     OH&S publications and information

Monash University does not endorse any particular person or organisation. This list is provided as a resource and is by no means exhaustive. Monash University (through the Accident Research Centre) is not responsible for any service or advice provided by those listed, nor responsible for any action taken on the basis of that advice.