THE UK'S STRATEGY FOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION

This presentation describes how the health agenda in England is linking with accident prevention and road safety. The February 1999 Government Green Paper, Our Healthier Nation, stated the new directions of the public health agenda in England. Health services gain much from road accident casualty reduction and programmes to improve road safety. Injuries impose a specially heavy burden on health professionals. The public health strategy aims to increase the length of people's lives by preventing premature death, raise the number of years spent free from illness, and improve the health of those worst off in society. The Acheson report on inequalities identified several socioeconomic differentials in mortality from motor vehicle accidents; age standardised rates are three times higher for males than females. The Department of Health proposes to: (1) set a target to reduce accidents; (2) identify priority groups; (3) work collaboratively at national level; (4) require local authority partnership working; (5) act on the wider determinants of health; (6) support joint transport-health initiatives; (7) improve training and prevention in injury prevention; (8) engage health professionals; (9) identify public health research interests and address data issues; and (10) support international action. For the covering abstract see IRRD E101938.

• Corporate Authors:

  ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS

  EDGBASTON PARK, ROSPA HOUSE, 355 BRISTOL ROAD
  BIRMINGHAM,   United Kingdom  B5 7ST
• Authors:
  • Martin, S
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 13 p.
• Serial:
  • ROAD SAFETY STRATEGIES AND TARGETS. PROCEEDINGS OF ROSPA 64TH ROAD SAFETY CONGRESS HELD 1-3 MARCH 1999, ASHFORD INTERNATIONAL, KENT
  • Publisher: ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Diseases and medical conditions; Economics; Federal government; Health; Highways; Injuries; International; Local government agencies; Personnel; Policy; Prevention; Safety; Sociology; Strategic planning
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 8525: Conference; 255: Economics; 183: Government (national); 2144: Health; 2755: Highway; 2163: Injury; 9034: International; 192: Local authority; 2154: Medical aspects; 102: Personnel; 173: Policy; 141: Priority (gen); 1665: Safety; 2253: Sociology; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769873
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 7 1999 12:00AM