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Implementation of effective policies for the prevention of unintentional injuries: a feasibility study in European countries.
- Source :
- Journal of Public Health (09431853); Feb2013, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p97-107, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Aim: The study objective was to assess the feasibility for injury prevention-related policy transfer among European countries. Subject and methods: A prototype for policy feasibility evaluation was developed and used. Each prototype included six dimensions of barriers/facilitators regarding education, engineering and enforcement. Public health experts from Europe and the USA scored the feasibility of transferability for the selected policies in their own country. Results: We found that availability of materials and public acceptability was considered as contributing to a successful policy transfer, whereas lack of financial resources was seen as a barrier. Prevention policies were more likely to be implemented in the construction and manufacturing occupational areas. Use of personal protective equipment and multiple component interventions received higher feasibility scores compared to environmental modifications or law enforcement. Conclusion: We conclude that in Europe, country-specific processes undertaken before the initiation of a policy transfer may be used to highlight concurrent facilitators/barriers and guide cost-effective preventive efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREVENTION of injury
WOUND & injury classification
SAFETY regulations
HEALTH policy
CONCEPTUAL structures
COST effectiveness
CAUSES of death
HEALTH planning
HEALTH promotion
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
MEDICAL databases
PROTECTIVE clothing
MEDLINE
NOSOLOGY
ONLINE information services
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
SCALES (Weighing instruments)
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
SYSTEMATIC reviews
PILOT projects
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
DISEASE prevalence
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09431853
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Public Health (09431853)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85012155
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-012-0520-0