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 Webinar: Practice Sharing: Youth Champions Initiative in Waterloo Region Schools

This session will explore how a public health unit and local school boards worked together to build and maintain a valuable relationship to address youth substance use and promotion of wellbeing of youth in their community. It will also highlight the steps in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a school-based peer-to-peer model.

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Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

hpcdip@oahpp.ca

Updated 22 Oct 2019