Health Promotion Clearinghouse

Nova Scotia is the first province in Canada to adopt a comprehensive injury prevention strategy. The strategy looks at three leading causes of injury in Nova Scotia – falls among the elderly, motor vehicle collisions, and suicide – as well as other areas, such as improving injury data collection, and better cooperation among all partners working in injury prevention.

Department of Health and Wellness Injury Prevention Links

• Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection - Injury Prevention Website
• Highlights of the Nova Scotia Injury Prevention Strategy
• Nova Scotia's Renewed Injury Prevention Strategy:
  Taking It to the Next Level (2009)
• Preventing Fall-Related Injuries Among Older Nova Scotians:
  A Strategic Framework (2007)

Related Webpages on the HPC Network

• Injury Prevention Resource Library
• Injury Free Nova Scotia
• Atlantic Collaborative on Injury Prevention