Safe Kids Week is happening May 30 to June 5!
Parachute Safe Kids Week (SKW) is Parachute Canada’s annual campaign to raise public awareness of child safety issues in Canada, encouraging community involvement as part of the solution. This year, Parachute Safe Kids Week takes place May 30 to June 5, 2021. The topic of 2021’s Safe Kids Week digital campaign is outdoor play, encouraging […]
Featured Partner Resource: TheyWill2
The South West Injury Prevention Network has created the TheyWill2 website to encourage parents and caregivers to role model bike helmets: According to a 2015 Ontario Injury Compass report, 589 Ontario children under the age of 14 years old, the equivalent of 23 classrooms of children, suffered a head injury from bicycling in 2010/2011. Falls […]
Play Safe Injury Tracker
Introducing the Play Safe Injury Tracker From the Play Safe Initiative website: After several years of development and research PSI is pleased to introduce the Play Safe Injury Tracker – Canada’s first web-enabled injury surveillance platform for sport and recreation injury. Cost:It’s free. We have eliminated any financial barriers for organizations to effectively track injuries […]
Parachute’s Horizon: Up-to-date injury prevention resource hub
Parachute’s Horizon is the first stop for evidence-based injury prevention solutions. This is truly a game changer: an online hub that connects Canadians with leading practice solutions for injury prevention. Preventable injury can impact anyone throughout all walks of life, whether that is injury on the road, on the sports field, at play, at work, or at home. Preventing injuries is critical.
Vision Zero: A lecture on the future of road safety
Parachute to host Vision Zero: A lecture on the future of road safety event
The multi-national road traffic safety project has been gaining traction across the world with cities in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States jumping on board. Parachute is happy to host Vision Zero: A lecture on the future of road safety, a dialogue on leading practices from a pioneer in the field. The purpose is to inspire collective action in Toronto around the future of road safety. Dr. Belin’s learnings are instrumental in envisioning how road safety and urbanism in cities like Toronto.
Young worker safety is everyone’s responsibility
This spring, members of the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health were given the opportunity to attend training sessions offered by Aecon Group to be educated about workplace health and safety. From the beginning it was very clear that we were learning from people who are experienced in the field of injury prevention and passionate about building a safety culture in the workplace. I was particularly impressed with the amount of resources dedicated to workers’ safety through initiatives such as the Young Workers Program and routine Safety Moments.
November 2014 Network Update
Information and updates from Ability Online, Active for Life and Play Safe Initiative (PSI).
Change, Challenge and Opportunity: an interdisciplinary symposium on injury prevention in sport and recreation
On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, you are invited to join PSI for “Change, Challenge and Opportunity: an interdisciplinary symposium on injury prevention in sport and recreation,” a day of presentations and discussions focused on injury prevention in sport and recreation.
Canadian Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Conference
Details on the 2013 Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference
What: 2013 Canadian Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Conference
When: November 5 to 7, 2013
Where: Hilton Bonaventure, Montreal
Conference theme: Evidence to Action: Prevent Injury and Violence Now!
The Sandbox Project Summer 2013 eNewsletter
The Sandbox Project Summer 2013 newsletter features news and updates
Read more for the latest on the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH), our sandbox at the 2013 Windsor Essex International Children’s Games, updates from our Working Groups, news from our partners and many more information.