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The AIPN welcomes any comments or discussion on ways to bring INJURY PREVENTION onto the national agenda, and onto the agendas and priorities of all relevant agencies that have influence to make a difference. Please contact AIPN President, A/Prof Rebecca Ivers to work with the AIPN to advocate or organise joint effort.
February 2011 - AIPN comments on New Draft National Road Safety Strategy
The Australian Transport Council has released a New National Road Safety Strategy for public comment. The draft outlines broad directions for the future of Australian road safety, proposed initiatives for the first three years and a range of options for further consideration as the strategy progresses. See the draft strategy and associated documents:
Draft NRSS Summary of modelling
Draft NRSS Call for submissions
The AIPN has submitted the following comments (see document) and welcomes further discussion by members.
November 2010 - AIPN urges new National Preventive Health Agency to focus on Injury
The AIPN welcomes the long awaited Australian National Preventive Health Agency (see media release). It is now vital that AIPN strongly advocates for Injury to be incorporated as a key focus of the agency. The AIPN wrote to the Minister (see letter) calling for Injury Prevention to be a focus of the new Agency, and to outline recommendations recently endorsed by both the AIPN and PHAA Injury SIG. The AIPN urges all members, colleagues and related organisations to also write to the Minister as soon as possible – many voices are heard louder than one! Details for the Minister are:
The Hon Nicola Roxon MP
Minister for Health and Ageing
House of Representatives
MG 50
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6277 7220
Fax: (02) 6273 4146
Email: nicola.roxon.mp@aph.gov.au
October 2010 - Welcome to the NEW AIPN Executive Committee
Following the AIPN AGM held on 27 October 2010, we are very pleased to welcome several new members to the new AIPN Executive Committee for 2011, including Incoming President Rebecca Ivers. We are always appreciative of new energy and we look forward to working with you. Thank you to Outgoing President, Ann Williamson, who has been a tireless campaigner for injury prevention over the past three years. The new AIPN Executive Committee is as follows:
President Rebecca Ivers
Secretary and 2011 Conference Convenor Alexia Lennon
Treasurer Sue Wicks
Indigenous Representative Stephanie King
Student Representative Michelle Fraser
General Members Sophie Pointer
Tim Driscoll
Lynn Meuleners
Alexander Voukelatos
Ann Williamson
Newsletter Editor Jessica Killian
Public Officer (ex-officio) Aleksandra Natora
July 2009 - The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, supports Injury Prevention
The AIPN was delighted to have Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce AC support injury prevention by officially welcoming delegates to AIPN's 9th National Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference in Melbourne on 29 July 2009.
The Governor-General gave a graceful and eloquent speech and acknowledged the impressive body of work in injury prevention done over the past decade in Australia.
Her Excellency is Patron of a number of community safety organisations, including the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia (KIDSAFE), and at the conference launched the WHO World Report on Child Injury.
May 2008 - Injury prevention is the best treatment
"Injury prevention is the best treatment" article by Dr Lesley Russell featured in The Australian, 3 May 2008.
April 2008 - Update on advocacy for injury prevention action by the Government
The AIPN met with the Minister for Health’s adviser recently. We discussed a range of the concerns we have about the inactivity around most of Australia on issues to do with the prevention of injury. To follow this up we were invited to put in writing our suggestions for a way forward for the new government. Attached below are:
- the AIPN letter to Health Minister on injury prevention (see letter)
- a discussion document sent at her request following AIPN's meeting with the Minister's Deputy Chief of Staff. This document entitled 'Health action on prevention of injury - a suggested starting point' is a summary of activities that AIPN would like the Commonwealth Department of Health to re-start action on at the federal level (see document).