WHO report of the sixth annual European meeting of violence and injury prevention national focal persons of the Ministries of Health: Oslo, Norway 11–12 October 2011: report of a WHO meeting, hosted by the Norwegian Directorate of Health
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On 11-12 October 2011 the WHO Regional Office for Europe convened in Oslo the 6th network meeting of the violence and injury prevention national focal persons of the Ministries of Health. The meeting, hosted by the Norwegian Directorate of Health, was attended by 70 participants, with focal persons from 37 countries, as well as representatives from WHO, European Commission, and nongovernmental organizations. Key note presentations made on services for victims of violence and injury surveillance in Norway were much appreciated as were those on global and regional developments on the prevention of violence. Progress in the Region on violence and injury prevention was reviewed and ongoing activities discussed. These included lessons learnt from the launches of the European report on prevention of knife crime and violence among young people and the European report on preventing elder maltreatment, the on-going activities such as the survey for the second Global status report on road safety, the launches for the Decade of Action for Road Safety, the Road Safety in 10 countries project, and on promoting violence prevention, in particular through national surveys on adverse childhood experiences in several countries. The meeting agreed on the following priorities: Continuing to support Member States in advocating for road safety through activities such as the Decade of Action and the second Global status report on road safety; Give renewed attention to capacity building using the Training, Education, and Advancing Collaboration in Health on Violence and Injury Prevention (TEACH-VIP) curriculum with the train the trainer approach both at sub-regional level and national level; Support the drafting of a Regional action plan and resolution on child maltreatment prevention and other adverse childhood experiences. Seek opportunities to advocate for child injury prevention. WHO wishes to thank the Norwegian Ministry of Health for kindly hosting 6th network meeting of the Ministry of Health Focal Persons for Violence and Injury Prevention. This report has been prepared by Francesco Mitis, Francesco Zambon, Dimitrinka Jordanova Pesevska and Dinesh Sethi.
On 11-12 October 2011 the WHO Regional Office for Europe convened in Oslo the 6th network meeting of the violence and injury prevention national focal persons of the Ministries of Health. The meeting, hosted by the Norwegian Directorate of Health, was attended by 70 participants, with focal persons from 37 countries, as well as representatives from WHO, European Commission, and nongovernmental organizations. Key note presentations made on services for victims of violence and injury surveillance in Norway were much appreciated as were those on global and regional developments on the prevention of violence. Progress in the Region on violence and injury prevention was reviewed and ongoing activities discussed. These included lessons learnt from the launches of the European report on prevention of knife crime and violence among young people and the European report on preventing elder maltreatment, the on-going activities such as the survey for the second Global status report on road safety, the launches for the Decade of Action for Road Safety, the Road Safety in 10 countries project, and on promoting violence prevention, in particular through national surveys on adverse childhood experiences in several countries. The meeting agreed on the following priorities: Continuing to support Member States in advocating for road safety through activities such as the Decade of Action and the second Global status report on road safety; Give renewed attention to capacity building using the Training, Education, and Advancing Collaboration in Health on Violence and Injury Prevention (TEACH-VIP) curriculum with the train the trainer approach both at sub-regional level and national level; Support the drafting of a Regional action plan and resolution on child maltreatment prevention and other adverse childhood experiences. Seek opportunities to advocate for child injury prevention. WHO wishes to thank the Norwegian Ministry of Health for kindly hosting 6th network meeting of the Ministry of Health Focal Persons for Violence and Injury Prevention. This report has been prepared by Francesco Mitis, Francesco Zambon, Dimitrinka Jordanova Pesevska and Dinesh Sethi.