Table 1.
Proposed Capacity Development and Research Agenda for Unintentional Injuries
Domain | Agenda |
Epidemiology | Sustainable injury surveillance systems |
Periodic population-based surveys (with other health surveys) | |
Specific registries focused on types of injuries (e.g., trauma registries) | |
Interventions | Operations research on development/implementation |
Effectiveness studies | |
Long-term impact studies | |
Economic analysis | Cost of injuries to society |
Cost-effectiveness of interventions | |
Capturing externalities of injuries | |
Measuring investments for safety | |
Social sciences | Attitudes and perceptions around injury causation |
Testing social marketing and other communication strategies | |
Policy | Policy analysis for injuries in health |
Intersectoral action analysis for injuries | |
Gap analysis for national legislation/regulations |