Broken glass as an injury hazard in an indigenous community
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Article Title | Broken glass as an injury hazard in an indigenous community |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | Henshaw, Richard (Author), Eley, Robert (Author) and Gorman, Don (Author) |
Editors | Malera-Bandjalan, Kathy |
Journal Title | Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal |
Journal Citation | 35 (4), pp. 8-11, 27 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.aihwj.com.au/ |
Abstract | Reduction in glass-sourced injury is one target of an injury prevention and safety promotion project in an Indigenous community in Queensland. The research into broken glass litter had three principal objectives of determining the extent of the problem, devising workable strategies within the local context and assessing the outcome and impact following implementation of those strategies. Surveys, individual interviews, Photovoice®, observations and injury data collection forms were utilised to determine the extent of the problem and gather perceptions from the community. Data collected supported the community’s view that broken glass was an abundant source of litter, with the majority of respondents also stating they had been injured by broken glass. Strategies to improve the amounts of broken glass litter were centred upon what caused people to litter in the first place. Working collaboratively with the Aboriginal Shire Council and Community Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Project group a waste management plan was developed which increased the number of waste facilities, aired a public awareness campaign including antilitter posters, and developed plans for a recycling plant. |
Keywords | injury; broken glass; litter |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 450499. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing not elsewhere classified |
330401. Community planning | |
520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Health, Queensland |
Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0xz0/broken-glass-as-an-injury-hazard-in-an-indigenous-community
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