The articles listed as "Background Papers"and "Country Papers" submitted to the Road Traffic Injuries and Health Equity Conference, April 2002, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Nine country papers and 6 background papers were accepted for publication in the Special Issue of:
the Injury Control and Safety Promotion on
"The Global Challenge of Road Traffic Injuries," March-June 2003.

Foreword
PDF
Rosenberg, ML, Rogmans, W. "Foreword for the special issue of injury control and safety promotion on global traffic safety." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003):1.

Introduction: The global challenge of road traffic injuries: Can we achieve equity in safety?
PDF
Nantulya, VM, Sleet, DA, Reich, MR, Rosenberg, ML, Peden, M, Waxweiler, R. "Introduction: The global challenge of road traffic injuries: Can we achieve equity in safety?" Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 3-7.

Background Papers

Road safety in the USA: What is transferable to developing countries?
Presentation
Abraham, J. "Road safety in the USA: What is transferable to developing countries?"

Speed control in developing countries: Issues, challenges and opportunities in reducing road traffic injuries
PDF, Presentation
Afukaar, FK. "Speed Control in developing countries: Issues, challenges and opportunities in reducing road traffic injuries." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003):77-81.

Road traffic crashes: Operationalizing equity in the context of health sector reform
PDF, Presentation
Evans, T and Brown, H. "Road traffic crashes: Operationalizing equity in the context of health sector reform." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 11-12.

Traffic-related injury prevention interventions for low-income countries
PDF, Presentation
Forjuoh, SM. "Traffic-related injury prevention interventions for low-income countries." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 109-118.

Strengthening care for injured persons in less developed countries: A case study of Ghana and Mexico
PDF, Presentation
Mock, C, Arreola Risa, C, Quansah, R. "Strengthening care for injured persons in less developed countries: A case study of Ghana and Mexico." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 45-51.

Equity dimensions of road traffic injuries in low- and middle-income countries
PDF, Presentation
Nantulya, VM and Reich, MR. "Equity dimensions of road traffic injuries in low- and middle-income countries." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 13-20.

Injury surveillance
PDF, Presentation
McGee, K, Peden, M, Waxweiler, R and Sleet, D. "Injury surveillance." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 105-108.

Country Reports

The authors of the following papers received funding support for the research and writing of these papers through the conference on Road Traffic Injuries and Health Equity, hosted by the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. The conference received financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations and the Harvard School of Public Health.

 

Road traffic injuries in Colombia
PDF, Presentation
Rodríguez, DY, Fernández, FJ and Velásquez, HA. "Road traffic injuries in Colombia." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 29-35.

Pattern of road traffic injuries in Ghana: Implications for control
PDF, Presentation
Afukaar, FK, Antwi, P and Ofosu-Amaah, S. "Pattern of road traffic injuries in Ghana: Implications for control." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 69-76.

Road traffic injuries in Kenya: Magnitude, causes and status of intervention
PDF, Presentation
Odero, W, Khayesi, M and Heda, PM. "Road traffic injuries in Kenya: Magnitude, causes and status of intervention." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 53-61.

Road traffic accidents in Korea
PDF, Presentation
Yang, BM and Kim, J. "Road traffic accidents in Korea." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 89-94.

Pedestrian traffic injuries in Mexico: A country update
PDF, Mexico Figures in HTML, Presentation
Híjar, M, Vazquez-Vela, E and Arreola-Rissa, C. "Pedestrian traffic injuries in Mexico: A country update." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 37-43.

Road traffic injuries in Mozambique
PDF, Presentation
Romão, F, Nizamo H, Mapasse, D, Rafico, MM, José, J, Mataruca,S, Efron, ML, Omondi, LO, Leifert, T and Marungo Bicho, JML. "Road traffic injuries in Mozambique." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 63-67.

Trends in road traffic crashes and associated injury and fatality in the People's Republic of China, 1951-1999
PDF, Presentation
Wang, S, Chi, G, Jing, C, Dong, X, Wu, C and Li, L. "Trends in road traffic crashes and associated injury and fatality in the People's Republic of China, 1951-1999." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 83-87.

Road traffic injuries in Thailand: Trends, selected underlying determinants, and status of intervention
PDF, Thailand Figure in HTML, Presentation
Suriyawongpaisal, P and Kanchanasut, S. "Road traffic injuries in Thailand: Trends, selected underlying determinants, and status of intervention." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 95-104.

A contemporary analysis of road traffic crashes, fatalities and injuries in Trinidad and Tobago
PDF, Presentation
St. Bernard, G and Matthews, W. "A contemporary analysis of road traffic crashes, fatalities and injuries in Trinidad and Tobago." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 21-27.

Vietnam profile on traffic-related injury: Facts and figures from recent studies and their implications for road traffic injury policy
PDF, Presentation
Le, LC, Pham, CV, Linnan, MJ, Do, DV, Le, PN, La, HH, and Le, AV. "Vietnam profile on traffic-related injury: Facts and figures from recent studies and their implications for road traffic injury policy."

A Historical perspective of road traffic injuries and the current status of the Zambian experience
PDF, Presentation
Chitah, MB, Mwikisa, MC and Sunkutu, MR. "A Historical perspective of road traffic injuries and the current status of the Zambian experience."

Other Presentations

TransMilenio, Bogotá, Colombia, Gerencia General, Bogotá Para Vivir Todos del Mismo Lado (General Management, City of Bogota, Safety and Congruous Living Affairs)

Other Related Articles on Road Traffic

Afterword: Speaking for the victims
PDF,
Sobel, R. "Afterword: Speaking for the victims." Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10.1-2 (2003): 119.

The neglected epidemic: road traffic injuries in developing countries
PDF version only.
Nantulya, VM, Reich, MR (2002). BMJ 202:324 1139-41.

Kenya: Uncovering the Social Determinants of Road Traffic Accidents.
PDF version only.
Nantulya, VM and Muli-Musiime, F. (2001) In: Challenging Health Inequities: From Ethics to Action. Editors: Evans, T., Whitehead, M., Diderichsen, F., Bhuiya, A., Wirth, M. New York: Oxford University Press. pp 211-225

Crosswalk Markings and the Risk of Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Collisions in Older Pedestrians.
Link to online abstract.
Kopesell, T, McCloskey, L, Wolf, M, Vernez Moudon, AV, Buchner, D, Kraus, J, and Patterson, M. (2002) JAMA 288:2136-2143.

 

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