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CHILD‐ENVIRONMENT SUPERVISORS—A NEW STRATEGY FOR PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD ACCIDENTS
Author(s) -
GUSTAFSSON L. H.,
HAMMARSTRÖM A.,
LINDER K.,
STJERNBERG E.,
SUNDELIN C.,
THULIN C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1979.tb06168.x
Subject(s) - medicine , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , pediatrics , poison control , environmental health , medical emergency , family medicine , pathology
. Gustafsson, L. H. et al. (Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden). Child‐environment supervisors—a new strategy for prevention of childhood accidents. This paper is a provisional report from an ongoing field experiment in Uppsala, Sweden, with the aim to reduce the number of serious childhood accidents. Groups of parents have been systematically trained to function as child‐environment supervisors. The experiences have been very positive so far. The child‐environment supervisors have proved to possess good knowledge about how to prevent accidents. A large number of hazards have been detected and successfully eliminated. The groups are now taking an active part in the planning of new housing estates. The findings also indicate that the Child Health Organization should be able to play a more active role in the work of environmental improvement for the safety of children. A suggestion for a collective strategy for such activity has been worked out.