Partnerships in community-based adult injury prevention: What does the research say?

Posted Le 8 août 2017

Collaboration can help all of us do what we do better. But if working together is what we need to do, how do we do this in a way that prevents injuries in our communities? 

In 2016, public health professionals from nine Ontario public health units, two academics, an academic librarian, a graduate student and a research consultant carried out a scoping review to explore: What are the theories, frameworks and models for mobilizing partners within community-based adult injury prevention?

Loop stakeholders attending a webinar presentation of these results in January 2017 commented that the theories, frameworks and models identified could be useful in community-based practice. To this end we created a research brief to increase awareness among stakeholders that more research is needed. 

Trialling, testing and evaluating the effectiveness of these identified theories, frameworks and models within adult injury prevention are needed in moving this evidence into local practices. 

The next step needed is to find out:

• Are any of these theories, frameworks and models being implemented in community-based adult injury prevention?


• To what extent?


• What is working?


• Are there gaps?


• Is a mix better?

Have you used theories, frameworks or models in your practice to mobilize partnerships in adult injury prevention? Share your experiences here!