PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD ACCIDENTS IN SWEDEN: With Special Attention to the Work of the Joint Committee for Prevention of Accidents

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In the industrialized countries accidents constitute 1 of the greatest threats to children. A joint committee was formed in 1954 to co-ordinate preventive work in Sweden. Official bodies for health and education, safety organizations, some professional groups and voluntary organizations, were members of the Committee from the beginning. The Committee''s role was to stimulate investigations and research in safety, to work for a safer environment through planning and safety regulations and to provide information to parents and other key-groups. An important part of the preventive effort was research, which emphasized the seriousness of the problem and provided a basis for safety work and subsequent information. Information was channeled through the mass media and child welfare centers, schools and local groups which became involved in safety matters. To make the environment safer the Swedish Board for Consumer Policy had a program to test household equipment. The National Board of Urban Planning drew up regulations for the design of homes and their immediate surrounding. There seems to be a better understanding today of this important health problem. A tendency toward a lower number of fatal accidents can also be seen through the last few decades.

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