SPORT AND RECREATION Sports and recreational activities have benefits for physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Fractures are the most common sport and recreation injury among children and youth ages 5 to 19 years.1 OVERVIEW Physical activity can have a positive...
SOCIAL MARKETING Social marketing for injury prevention is an innovative approach to public health messaging. Social marketing applies traditional marketing principles to influence behaviour to achieve a greater public/social good.1, 2 OVERVIEW Social marketing starts...
CONCUSSION A concussion is an “invisible injury,” making it difficult to recognize and manage. An estimated 1 in 165 Canadian adults suffer a concussion each year.1,2 OVERVIEW Concussions are the most common form of brain injury. They are caused by a hard blow...
CONTACT US Our Team Opportunities Contact Us General Inquiries bcinjury@bcchr.ca BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit F508 – 4480 Oak St. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3V4 Media Requests For media inquiries, please contact Johnston Wang,...
OUR TEAM Our Team Opportunities Contact Us With expertise in injury epidemiology, health promotion and education, psychology, kinesiology, preventive medicine, biostatistics and public health, BCIRPU provides a breadth of knowledge and applied injury research,...
