Question

Visit the Healthy People 2020 and review topics and objectives related to Injury and Violence Prevention, paying particular attention to the objectives under Violence Prevention. Chose 1 objective under the violence category and explore any associated resources under the "interventions and resources" tab.

Describe the objective you identified and explain the current state of the issue. This might include incidence/prevalence, increase or decreases in rates, etc.

Next identify at least one intervention at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels to target this objective. Support your selections with evidence. (This can be your text, healthy people 2020 resources and interventions, or outside resources.)

Finally, identify at least one resource in your community that is present, or needed, to help address your select objective. Explain your rationale and provide some background and information on the resource.

Answer 1

Injury and Violence Prevention:

Objectives:

Increased use of safety belts. The use of safety belts by motor vehicle drivers was about 84% in the year 2009. It was targeted to improve by 10% and to reach 92 % in the future.

Intervention:

Primary:

The primary intervention is the identifying of passengers who not use safety belts and ensure them to use safety belts.

Secondary intervention is the authority of the police to stop the driver for disobeying of traffic rules and then found of unbelted

Tertiary intervention is taking legal action against the driver who is disobeying the traffic rules.

These are enhanced through the Motor-vehicle injuries - safety Belts Enforcement Law.

Enforcement of law and increased use of seat belts reduces motor vehicle injuries. The community sector increases public awareness of the use of safety belts. Wide variety of seat belts according to the need and age group are made available easily throughout the community. Establish community programmes on the safe use of safety belts. Awareness makes through trauma nurses, increases the use of safety belts by 29% within the 2 years period.