Occupational Therapists Lead a National Injury Prevention Strategy to Help Older Drivers

This article describes how the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) has taken older driver safety as a key priority because older drivers are the fastest growing segment of the driving population. The objective of this article is to present the National Blueprint for Injury Prevention in Older Drivers (Blueprint) and its related activities. Since 2006, CAOT has been working on initiatives relating to the National Blueprint for Injury Prevention in Older Drivers. The most recent activities include the launch of informational brochures and a website. The Blueprint and its related activities were developed with the intent to prolong safe driving among older adults in Canada and also to propose future actions to be addressed by all stakeholders interested in older driver safety.

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• Authors:
  • Clark, Janet
• Publication Date: 2011-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 137-140
• Serial:
  • Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
  • ISSN: 0008-4174
  • Serial URL: http://cjo.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Automobile drivers; Crash injuries; Highway safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Injury prevention; Occupational therapists
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01345365
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 2011 10:08AM