@article{ref1,
title="The challenge of compiling data profiles to stimulate local preventive health action: a European case study from child safety",
journal="International journal of public health",
year="2015",
author="Alexander, Denise and Rigby, Michael and Gissler, Mika and Köhler, Lennart and MacKay, Morag",
volume="60",
number="4",
pages="449-456",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Positive recent experience of presenting comparative child safety data at national level has instigated policy action in Europe. It was hoped a Child Safety Index could quantify how safe a community, region or locality is for its children in comparison with similar areas within Europe, as a focus for local targeted action. <br><br>METHODS: Validated indicators proposed by previous European projects identified from areas of child injury prevention, such as road safety, burns or poisoning, were selected to give a balanced profile, and populated from available published data. An index using a sub-score for each specific injury topic was proposed. The indicators' presentation, sensitivity and appropriateness were considered, as well as data availability. <br><br>RESULTS: Satisfactory indicators were not identified for all areas and very few local area data were available. This forced the researchers to conclude that at present, constructing a reliable Child Safety Index for use at the local level is not feasible. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: There is a worrying lack of data available at the sub-national level to support injury prevention, evaluate interventions, and enable informed local decision making.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-8556",
doi="10.1007/s00038-015-0665-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0665-z"
}