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Programs during the Injury Prevention Week
In addition, all societies through its members would be encouraged to organise any of the following activities commemorating the day in their respective regions:
a. Virtual Symposiums on specific topics, like,
• Prevention of injury • Accessibility in public life • Wheelchair and Assistive Technology workshops • Vocational Rehabilitation for persons with disabilities • Advances in injury management • Increasing access to health and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities • Recreational opportunities and social inclusion after an injury
b. Articles/panel discussions/advertisements in print and TV media.
c. Awareness and education programs for propagating prevention programs for injuries in the community, especially in schools and colleges through use of social media. CBSE and State Boards will be requested to partner and approach the schools in this regard. The virtual programs in educational institutes can include the following:
• Screening of Prevention AVs • AV on successfully integrated patients with disabilities • AV on skill training • Poster competition • Lectures/Symposiums
d. Awareness campaigns through social media including Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp.
e. Virtual Poster competition amongst different sections of societies.
f. Screening of audiovisuals/ films pertaining to injury prevention via different medias.
g. Involving policy makers of the region for propagating information pertaining to injury prevention, through the following initiatives:
• Observation of “Injury Prevention Week” in their region • Legislation and enforcement of prevailing disability related laws
h. Liaising with NGOs for various initiatives as under:
• Promoting use and availability of safety harness while working on construction sites, trees, heights etc. • Innovative local techniques like fruit picking while standing on ground using an assistive device, manufacturing of safety harness with locally available material • Promoting proper lifting techniques with gadgets instead of carrying load on head
