NoFS 2013 conference theme: New Strategies for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion - between structural and individual approaches.

It is a classic problem whether to focus on individual or collective measures for the prevention of injuries, including the interactions that may exist between different types of preventive measures.

Modern society is often seen as characterized by increased individualization. It is questionable whether this pushes the more collective prevention measures into the background.

* Is there a difference between the different sectors - leisure, transport, work, suicide and home - in terms of opportunities and experiences with, respectively, individual and collective measures – or the combination of preventive measures?
* Is there a tendency that some groups, such as young people, more often than others are subjected to individual rather than collective action?
* Should we remove known risks or increase persons’, groups’ or organizations’ resistance to hazardous situations?

At the 20th NoFS conference we will take up these important issues and provide a framework for the presentation of results of the effect or limitations of known preventive measures, but also to discuss new perspectives on the prevention of injuries.

The theme for the conference could be related to the following sub-themes:

* New perspectives on mechanisms and prevention across sectors, e.g., leisure, home, traffic and work
* New perspectives on mechanisms for young people, migrants, multiculturalism, both in leisure, home, traffic and work
* Prevention perspectives between individual and collective actions, or combinations
* What do we know about the effects of using different types of measures, and for whom and under which conditions will they work
* Theoretical and methodological approaches to investigate the mechanisms and prevention strategies, and whether they work in practice
* Interactions between primary, secondary and tertiary prevention strategies
* Development of broader prevention cultures, nationally, in regions, in organisations at workplaces
* Prevention Strategies - what has safety research contributed with since the advent of Haddon’s matrix back in the 60s?
* Can we identify a specific Nordic approach for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion?

We call for abstracts within the theme, but abstracts outside the theme will also be accepted for review. Submit an abstract using the link below. You will receive a confirmation mail immediately when your submission is registered.We also invite you to submit an abstract, if you have a presentation. You can do an oral presentation or a poster presentation.