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- Title
The development of national injury prevention policy in the Australian health sector: and the unmet challenges of participation and implementation.
- Authors
Mitchell, Rebecca; McClure, Rod
- Abstract
For the last 20 years injury prevention policy in Australia has been hampered by poor consultation practices, limited stakeholder involvement, inadequate allocation of resources, poor implementation, and an absence of performance measures. This paper describes the development of injury prevention policy in Australia from its beginnings in 1981 to the current day and considers what measures should be undertaken to create an effective platform for the reduction of the burden of injury in Australia. The National Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Plan 2004-2014, released in 2005, needs to be supported by a whole of government commitment to the reduction of injury. The Council of Australian Governments would be an ideal forum to monitor progress, supported by a cross-government Ministerial Council.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; MEDICAL policy -- Social aspects; HEALTH policy; ECONOMICS; HEALTH planning; ACCIDENT prevention; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy (ANZHP), 2006, Vol 3, p11
- ISSN
1743-8462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1743-8462-3-11