Childhood accidents: how a health promotion model may help.
The Health of the Nation targets have raised the profile of the need for accident prevention strategies for school children. Tannahill's health promotion model identifies a model of health, which in turn leads to a goal for health promotion. To develop effective health promotion and accident prevention nurses need to work in co-operation with other agencies. Health promotion in schools reaches a large audience and is an important means of reaching this age group. For accident prevention to be effective, hazards and/or risk taking behaviour should be reduced.
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City University, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, London.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods