Type:	Non-Fiction
Title:	Handbook of injury and violence prevention
Authors:	Bonzo, Sandra E Haas, Elizabeth N Mercy, James A Sleet, David A Doll, Lynda S
Keywords:	Prevention
Categories:	Prevention
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Springer, New York
Notes:	See Table of Contents provided by Library of Congress This manual details with injury and violence interventions used with vulnerable populations across all stages of life. It has been written for practitioners who manage, implement, or evaluate injury or violence prevention programs; policymakers who influence injury or violence prevention through legislation and other policies; university faculty who teach coursework in injury and violence prevention; and graduate students preparing to work in or with injury or violence prevention programs. The Handbook of Injury and Violence Prevention reviews evidence-based intervention programs and presents the current landscape of intervention methods from risk reduction to rethinking social norms. Overview chapters examine the social and economic scope of unintentional and violent injury today. The book contains a literature review of specific intervention programs to prevent violence and injury and specific chapters on childhood injuries, alcohol-related accidents, and disasters. An "Interventions in the Field" section offers guidelines for implementing and improving existing programs.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11402
ISBN:	9780387259246
Physical description:	xviii, 596 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Books

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