Division 3.3.2.9 Injury prevention (Annex — point 2.2.4)

Implementation of the Child Safety Action Plan (CSAP) in new countries, update of existing information and expanding existing CSAP into national action plans for all age groups. The aim is to target child safety, in particular in new countries and to get 27 countries summaries of Member States' performances with respect to the level of safety provided to children and adolescents, based on over 100 effective prevention strategies and policies at national level. The results of these report card assessments are aimed at ultimately raising the level of all children's health.

[Call for proposals for projects]

Preparation of an evaluation report four years after the adoption of the Council Recommendation of 2007^f2. In order to determine whether the measures proposed are effective and to assess the need for further action, the aim is to provide technical support to prepare a report on the implementation of this Community policy. Data will be taken from the Injury Database and gaps will be filled in (eg. through scientific review, additional collection of data from Member States and stakeholders). This will enable the Community to consider, together with the Member States, if there is a need for further recommendations.

[Call for tenders]

Injury prevention and safety promotion through a European Conference. The aim is to assist Member States' governments and other stakeholders in identifying priorities for action at national level as well as to facilitate the development of national plans, infrastructures and capacities for safety promotion at the national, regional and local levels. Participants will represent ministries of health, other relevant government departments and agencies, health professionals, injury prevention and safety promotion practitioners, academics and the private sector. It will show Community commitment for injury prevention, in particular among vulnerable groups. It should provide recommendations for further action, thus helping Member States to implement the Council Recommendation of 2007.

[Conference grant]

Joint action on injury data and monitoring at European level. Comparable European data and information on accidents and injuries is needed in order to support policy and action in this area and to monitor the implementation of the Council Recommendation. This action aims at building on the Injury Database developed so far in order to expand country coverage, improve the quality, representativity and comparability of data, and laying the ground for integration of the IDB into the European statistical system.

[Joint action]