VIOLENCE/ INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMME 

GOAL: 

Reduction in the morbidity and mortality due to violence and Injury in Jamaica

OBJECTIVES:

 

PUBLIC POLICY

To share evidence and promote strategies for violence prevention

To provide data to support policy decisions

To build Alliances

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES

To improve leadership and Parenting skills re: violence prevention

To establish structured community activities to support violence prevention activities and empower communities

CREATING SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

To increase awareness of violence on society and health services increased through public education.

To develop and implement mentorship programmes

To develop and implement interventions for high risk communities

REORIENTATION OF HEATH SERVICES

To develop hospital based model for violence prevention

To empower victims of violence

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

To develop mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating community interventions

To use GIS to identify target areas for intervention