National injury prevention priority areas

Although the Strategy covers all types of injury, six national injury prevention priority areas have been identified. They collectively account for at least 80 per cent of injury deaths and serious injuries in New Zealand.

Six national priority areas

Specific government agencies are leading the development or implementation of national strategies for each of these priority areas:

Strategy Led by:
Motor vehicle traffic crashes:
Statistics and Trends
Road Safety Strategy to 2010 		Ministry of Transport
Suicide and deliberate self harm Ministry of Health
Falls ACC
Workplace injuries (including occupational diseases) Department of Labour
Assault Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Social Development
Drowning ACC

For more information as to how the priority areas were established see Statistics.

It is important to emphasise that the Strategy does not exclude injuries not covered by these priority areas. Many of the objectives and actions apply to all areas of injury prevention.

Further injury prevention information

For information and resources about specific areas of injury prevention and health and safety, please refer to:

  • ACC Injury Prevention: a comprehensive collection covering home safety, sport safety, work safety, road safety, schools and community safety.
  • The websites listed in the Links section.
Highlights.
The Drowning Prevention Strategy Implementation Plan

The Drowning Prevention Council and advisory committees are responsible for meeting the objectives of the Drowning Prevention Strategy Implementation Plan. Read about their activities on the website which is updated quarterly following each meeting.