Road Safety

Collisions involving motor vehicles are a major cause of injury and death in Ontario. Collisions can involve pedestrians, motor vehicles and other road users, including cyclists. Some of the factors that increase the risk of injury in a collision include:

  • distracted driving
  • lack of seat belt and child restraint use
  • speed and aggressive driving
  • driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs
  • lack of bicycle helmet use
This page contains documents and resources related to road safety.

 

Event

PHO Rounds: Celebrating 40 year of the Ottawa Charter Part 2: Moving Health Promotion Upstream

In this PHO Rounds, join three dynamic speakers to hear how their organizations work upstream using a stream analogy to describe levels of public health action, where working upstream means addressing the structural and social determinants of health.

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Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

hpcdip@oahpp.ca

Updated 22 Oct 2019