Development of Policy-Relevant Indicators for Injury Prevention in British Columbia by the Key Decision-Makers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Context
2.2. Priority Setting Process
2.3. Indicator Development Process
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Criteria | Description |
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Importance | The indicator measures an injury issue that is large; is trending; has a major life impact affecting a B.C. population; is urgent; and has ethical/social justice/equity impacts |
Modifiability | The indicator will measure evidence-informed injury interventions or sets of evidence-informed injury prevention interventions and the extent to which we are changing the conditions that contribute to final health and safety outcomes |
Acceptance | The indicator measures an evidence-informed injury prevention intervention supported by and understood by public, government municipality, and other relevant stakeholders |
Practicality | The indicator measures an intervention (current or potential) that is practical and feasible to implement in the B.C. context |
Grouped (‘Like’) Indicators | Included Indicators * |
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1. Access to timely and appropriate care | O1,2 |
2. Road-related fatalities | O3-5 |
3. Road-related serious injuries | O6,7 |
4. Road-related ED visits | O11 |
5. Automated Speed enforcement | SS1,2; SRU2-4 |
6. Speed compliance | SS5-8 |
7. Signalised intersection safety | SRU5,6 |
8. Designated heavy truck traffic route | SR8 |
9. Pedestrian safety in school zones | SR1 |
10. Pedestrian safety | SR2, SR3 |
11. Enhanced road designs | SR4, SR5 |
12. Passive safety technology | SV1 |
13. Traffic enforcement | SRU1 |
14. Traffic legislative initiatives to enhance traffic safety | SRU7-9 |
15. Traffic violations | SRU10-14 |
16. Safe and unsafe driving behaviours | SRU15-17 |
17. Active transportation | SRU18,19 |
18. Unsafe speed and traffic crashes | O8-10 |
19. Speeding related vehicle impoundments | SS3 |
20. Evidence-based speed limit approach | SS4 |
21. Unprotected and protected on-road bike lanes | SR6 |
22. Multi-use pathway | SR7 |
23. Road-related injury costs | HS18-20 # |
1. Fall-related fatalities | HS1 |
2. Fall-related injury hospitalization | HS2,3 |
3. Fall-related ED visits and repeat visits | HS4,5 |
4. Fall-related costs | HS6-8 |
5. Wait time for surgery | HS9 |
6. Health service coverage | HSC1-3 |
7. Fall prevention designated staff | PLC1 |
8. Availability of fall prevention resources and plans | PLC2-6 |
9. Number and rate of unintentional injury fatalities | HS1-3 |
10. Number and rate of unintentional injury hospitalizations | HS4,5; HS10-12 |
11. ED visits for unintentional injuries | HS13-15 |
12. PYLL, DALY, and cost of injury | HS17-20 |
13. Poisoning helpline utilization | AI11 |
1. Self-reported unintentional injuries | HS16 |
2. Treatment coverage for substance use | HS21 |
3. Percentage of adult binge drinking | AI1 |
4. Communities with access to water safety programs | AI3,4 |
5. Injury prevention legislation and policy 1 | AI5-8 |
6. Injury prevention legislation and policy 2 | AI9 |
7. Percentage of bicycle helmet use | AI10 |
8. Availability of fire and ambulance services | AI12 |
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Oakey, M.; Evans, D.C.; Copley, T.T.; Karbakhsh, M.; Samarakkody, D.; Brubacher, J.R.; Pawer, S.; Zheng, A.; Rajabali, F.; Fyfe, M.; et al. Development of Policy-Relevant Indicators for Injury Prevention in British Columbia by the Key Decision-Makers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 11837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211837
Oakey M, Evans DC, Copley TT, Karbakhsh M, Samarakkody D, Brubacher JR, Pawer S, Zheng A, Rajabali F, Fyfe M, et al. Development of Policy-Relevant Indicators for Injury Prevention in British Columbia by the Key Decision-Makers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(22):11837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211837
Chicago/Turabian StyleOakey, Megan, David C. Evans, Tobin T. Copley, Mojgan Karbakhsh, Diana Samarakkody, Jeff R. Brubacher, Samantha Pawer, Alex Zheng, Fahra Rajabali, Murray Fyfe, and et al. 2021. "Development of Policy-Relevant Indicators for Injury Prevention in British Columbia by the Key Decision-Makers" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 22: 11837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211837