ACC Claimants Support Group - ACC Focus
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Renewed commitment to injury prevention |
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Friday, 03 September 2010 10:45 |
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Raising awareness of the impact of falls and alcohol on injuries in the home is the aim of ACC's annual home safety campaign, Safety NZ Week.
Associate Minister for ACC Pansy Wong said the theme was timely, as an added emphasis on preventing injuries to children and the role alcohol plays in causing serious injuries and falls is a focus of the next phase of the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy (NZIPS).
She said children had been identified by NZIPS as requiring special focus.
Mrs Wong said alcohol was a significant risk factor for injury which cut across many of the NZIPS priority areas. She today released the findings of an evaluation of the NZIPS, the recommendations of which have been fully endorsed by Cabinet.
She said there had been some progress since the NZIPS was established in 2003 but the Government believed it was important to build on that solid foundation.
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