Preventing injuries in public playgrounds through partnership between health services and local authority: community intervention study

An examination of whether a partnership between health services and local authorities had an impact on playground injuries in Cardiff England is presented. The authors believe that a surveillance program between these groups contributed to playground safety and development in Cardiff.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 318; no. 7198; p. 1595
Main Authors Sibert, J R, Mott, Alison, Rolfe, Kim, James, Rosie, Evans, Rupert, Kemp, Alison, Dunstan, F D J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 12.06.1999
British Medical Association
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group
British Medical Journal
EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Accident Prevention
Biological and medical sciences
Children
Collaboration
Community health
Community Health Services - organization & administration
Emergency departments
Environment. Living conditions
Equipment Safety
Health services
Housing. Living conditions
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Local Government
Medical sciences
Observational research
Partnerships
Physical trauma
Play and Playthings - injuries
Playgrounds
Public Health Administration
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Recreation
Safety
Safety Management - organization & administration
Surveillance
Wales - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
England
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Europe
Wales
Cardiff Wales
Human
Prevention
Evaluation
Health policy
Surveillance
Injury
Legislation
Play ground
Child
Trauma
Public health
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Summary:An examination of whether a partnership between health services and local authorities had an impact on playground injuries in Cardiff England is presented. The authors believe that a surveillance program between these groups contributed to playground safety and development in Cardiff.
Bibliography:PMID:10364118
Correspondence to Professor Sibert
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Correspondence to Professor Sibert sibert@cardiff.ac.uk
Contributors: JRS was concerned with planning, supervision, and analysis and is guarantor for the study. AM was concerned with planning, supervision, and analysis. KR was responsible for managing the database. RJ obtained data on exposure and liaised with Cardiff County Council. RE liaised with the accident and emergency department. FDJD was responsible for statistical analysis. Kenneth Kemp, emeritus professor and honorary senior research associate, was responsible for statistical analysis at the beginning of our work on playground injuries.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.318.7198.1595