A proposed strategy for Vote Health funding for injury prevention: Funding advice commissioned by the Health Funding Authority.

The HFA commissioned the IPRC and the IPRU to develop a national injury prevention strategy. While it is recognised within the health sector that preventing injury is a multi-sector pursuit requiring community and organisational involvement, the health sector believes that it also has an important role to play in the prevention of injuries. The aim of this national injury prevention strategy is to inform the health sector of purchasing options for public health injury prevention initiatives. It will also provide information on how the health sector could work with other sectors to reduce the human and societal costs of injuries. In doing so, the project team highlights the need for all sectors involved in injury prevention to avoid purchasing and delivering injury prevention activities in isolation.