1. Highlighting Injury Prevention In Ontario
It’s Worth the Investment

2. Why is injury prevention important?
Injuries claim the lives of 15,866 Canadians each year
5,785 lives lost each year in Ontario alone
Many injuries are preventable
In 2011, there would have been 200,000 fewer injuries due to leisure, recreation or other non-work related activities in Ontario

3. Prevention is cost effective
1 Dollar spent on:
Produces savings of;
Bicycle helmets
$ 29
Child safety seats
$ 32
Road safety improvements
$ 3
Counseling by paediatricians
$ 10
Poison control services
$ 7

4. Annual cost of injury in Ontario
$ 8.8 billion total costs (direct and indirect)
$ 667 dollars per capita
1 injury-related emergency room visit for 10 people (1.4 million visits total)
Over 20,000 permanent total and partial disabilities

5. Annual cost of injury in Ontario
5,785 total injury deaths
Leading causes of death: falls, suicide/self- harm, transport incidents
Nearly 10% of all deaths in the province
Injury deaths rank 3rd after cancer and heart disease

6. Evidence-informed practices
Reducing injuries by just 20% would save over $ 1.7 billion and more than 1,100 lives in one year
There are several promising practices:
Community Against Preventable Injuries
Kids Need a Boost
November as Fall Prevention Month
Distracted driving campaigns
SafeTALK

7. Recommendations
Use the document to guide your work
Focus on the mechanisms of injury with the highest burden:
Falls
Transportation
Suicide/Self-harm
Look for synergies with other areas such as mental health, cancer, substance misuse, etc. to make better use of resources

8. What we can do
Please include local statistics here

9. It is time to work together to implement evidence-informed practices that prevent injuries so that we can live long lives to the fullest

10. Northwestern Health Unit Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
For inquiries:
Claude Meurehg
OIPRC
Parachute
150 Eglinton Ave. East., Suite 300
Toronto, ON M4P 1E8
(647) ext. 5105
Northwestern Health Unit
Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
Ontario Public Health Injury Prevention Managers’ Alliance
The Regional Municipality of York