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Ontario Injury Spotlight, May – June 2009

This is the final Ontario Injury Spotlight, featuring: the Be Visible campaign in Halton; Be Safe, Be Seen in Oxford County; an alcohol liability workshop for golf courses and recreation facilities; resources on the province’s new “warn range” sanctions for drinking and driving; Safe Kids Canada resources for health units; input sought on ski and snowboarding helmet regulations; and Safe Kids Week.

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Ontario Injury Spotlight, March – April 2009

This issue features: an email campaign urging passage of a bill that would mandate helmet standards; a sneak peek into Learning Series topics for the next few months; an invitation to arrange for workshops in your region; research on child injuries; a variety of new resources; and a note on the delayed national conference.

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Ontario Injury Spotlight, January – February 2009

This issue features highlights from the Ontario Injury Prevention Conference; new curricula offered in Toronto; information on a popular child safety newsletter in Middlesex-London; a campaign targeting parents of young children in Kingston; an update on the new health standards; and information on Safe Kids Week 2009.

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Ontario Injury Spotlight, November – December 2008

This issue features keynote speakers and program highlights for the Ontario Injury Prevention Conference 2008; a French-language session of the Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum; research on speeding; an ATV campaign from the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit; the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation’s work with the Ontario Alliance for Action on Brain Injury to bring attention to the issue of acquired brain injuries; and the outcome of a pool fencing motion in Ottawa.

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Ontario Injury Spotlight September - October 2008

This issue features plans for French language services at the Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre; a preview of the Ontario Injury Prevention Conference 2008; a new Buckle Up campaign from a North-Bay based injury prevention group; new data analyses from CHIRPP and a Statistics Canada report on vehicle crashes; and the start to a charter of violence prevention. View the September – October 2008 Spotlight .

Ontario Injury Spotlight – July – August 2008

This issue features the evaluation of a helmet program in Hamilton; a follow-up on pool fencing initiatives from Safe Kids Canada; a wrap-up of the Aging Driver Mobility Forum; a research report on alcohol sales and a new youth traffic resource; news on upcoming SMARTRISK Learning Series and Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum sessions and the departure from SMARTRISK of founder Dr. Robert Conn. View the July - August 2008 Spotlight.

Ontario Injury Spotlight – May – June 2008

This issue features Spotlight evaluation results; an overview of the May SMARTRISK Learning Series sessions; details of an upcoming falls prevention symposium; research reports on healthy children and healthy youth and new reports from CIHI; a new suicide prevention resource; and a report on the progress of Safe Communities’ new Ontario strategy. View the May - June 2008 Spotlight.

Ontario Injury Spotlight - March - April 2008

This issue features an introduction to the SMARTRISK Learning Series videos; London’s new Shaken Baby Syndrome program; a seatbelt campaign featuring a Canadian Forces Snowbird; new research on snowmobiling, child injury and drivers with medical conditions; a tobogganing paper from ThinkFirst; and a request to evaluate the Ontario Injury Spotlight. View the March - April 2008 Spotlight.

Ontario Injury Spotlight – January – February 2008

This issue features: news from the Resource Centre, including detailed results of the needs/capacity survey and an update on SMARTRISK Learning Series topics; news from the field, including the Think and Drive social marketing campaign from Niagara Region and the Ontario Transportation Ministry’s 95% Challenge; a research report from the Alcohol Policy Network on alcohol and youth trends; partner news from Safe Kids Canada and highlights from the Ontario Injury Compass. View the January-February 2008 Ontario Injury Spotlight.