This study observed differences between rural and urban parents’ attitudes towards serious injury in both British Columbia and Quebec and differences between mothers and fathers.

This study explored the relationship between neighborhood social and material deprivation and the rates of abusive head trauma.

The objective of this project was to use an integrated knowledge translation approach to develop a digital platform that provides injury prevention information and resources across 51 sport and recreational activities.

The Period of PURPLE Crying program is a trauma prevention program implemented in British Columbia since 2009.

In this 2-year cohort study, Bantam non-elite ice hockey players were recruited from leagues where policy allowed body checking in games (Calgary/Edmonton 2014–2015, Edmonton 2015–2016) and where policy disallowed body checking (Kelowna/Vancouver 2014–2015, Calgary 2015–2016). Policy change disallowing body checking in non-elite Bantam ice hockey resulted in a 56% lower rate of injury. There is growing evidence that disallowing body checking in youth ice hockey is associated with fewer injuries….

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A child’s risk of death or injury in a residential fire was greatly reduced in neighbourhoods with larger than average households.

From 2010 to 2012, accidental fall-related deaths increased among those aged 80 years and older, followed by an increase in natural deaths with fall as the contributing cause.

In recent years, children’s independent mobility, or the freedom to move about without supervision by adults, has been in steady decline.

This is the first publication from the Child Active Transportation Safety and the Environment (CHASE) study team.

This study examines social disparities across neighbourhood levels of income, education, and employment related to overall injury hospital separations in British Columbia.