The evaluation of a surveillance system for violent and non-intentional injury mortality in Colombian cities

Gutiérrez-Martínez, María Isabel; Villin, Rafael Espinosa Del; Fandiño, Andrés; Oliver, R. A. C.

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“…The effectiveness of this evidence-based programme resulted in the implementation of similarly structured interventions in five other Colombian municipalities, where evaluations suggest that these too have led to significant reductions in homicide [91].…”

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Applying upstream interventions for interpersonal violence prevention: An uphill struggle in low- to middle-income contexts

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a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords:Interpersonal violence prevention policy Risk factors Interventions Burden of disease Low-to middle-income contexts Western Cape South Africa a b s t r a c tIn South Africa's Western Cape province, interpersonal violence was identified among the key prevention priorities in the provincial government's Burden of Disease (BoD) Reduction project. To date, there are no adequate systematic reviews of the full range of potential intervention strategies. In response, available data and the literature on risk factors and prevention strategies for interpersonal violence were reviewed with a view to providing policy makers with an inventory of interventions for application. Given the predominance of upstream factors in driving the province's rates of interpersonal violence, efforts to address its burden require an intersectoral approach. Achievable short-term targets are also required to offset the long-term nature of the strategies most likely to affect fundamental shifts. Documentation and evaluation will be important to drive long-term investment, ensure effectiveness and enable replication of successful programmes and should be considered imperative by interpersonal violence prevention policymakers in other low-to middle-income contexts.

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Applying upstream interventions for interpersonal violence prevention: An uphill struggle in low- to middle-income contexts

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“…Y si bien es cierto que las altas tasas de homicidios son un fenómeno que afecta a todo el continente, también lo es que hay marcadas diferencias entre los países (6) (cuadro 1). Por lo general, la información sobre violencia y criminalidad proviene de las agencias nacionales que recolectan datos con fines estadísticos, los cuales son procesados mediante diversos sistemas de información y publicados como boletines o anuarios, no siempre con la oportunidad que se requiere para el diseño de políticas públicas de prevención y control y atención eficaces (7)(8)(9)(10)(11). Tal situación trae aparejadas variaciones substanciales según las agencias recolectoras de los datos, debidas fundamentalmente a que cada una recoge la información para sus propios fines y necesidades de acuerdo a su misión institucional (6,11).…”

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“…Por lo general, la información sobre violencia y criminalidad proviene de las agencias nacionales que recolectan datos con fines estadísticos, los cuales son procesados mediante diversos sistemas de información y publicados como boletines o anuarios, no siempre con la oportunidad que se requiere para el diseño de políticas públicas de prevención y control y atención eficaces (7)(8)(9)(10)(11). Tal situación trae aparejadas variaciones substanciales según las agencias recolectoras de los datos, debidas fundamentalmente a que cada una recoge la información para sus propios fines y necesidades de acuerdo a su misión institucional (6,11). Es así como las agencias de seguridad y justicia reúnen datos desde la perspectiva de la ley y de las medidas por adoptar, las de salud se centran en la naturaleza de la lesión y las de asistencia social se orientan al comportamiento del agresor y al sistema de atención a las víctimas (12,13).…”

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Sistema de indicadores comparables de convivencia y seguridad ciudadana: un consenso de países

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Gutiérrez-Martínez²,

Fandiño-Losada³

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Rev Panam Salud Publica

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La región de las Américas, con una tasa de homicidios de 16,4 por 100 000 habitantes (2004), es la segunda más violenta del mundo, pero la formulación de políticas públicas de prevención de violencia y delincuencia se ve obstaculizada por la ausencia de datos confiables y compara resumen Palabras claveLa violencia, la criminalidad y la inseguridad constituyen un problema de enorme magnitud que se extiende con rapidez en distintos lugares y ámbitos. Según estimaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) cada año más de 1,6 millones de personas pierden la vida de manera violenta en el mundo, de los cuales 51% corresponden a suicidios, 37% a homicidios y 11% a guerras y conflictos civiles. Este patrón es diferente en América Latina, donde las tasas de homicidios son casi tres veces mayores que las tasas de suicidios (1). Partiendo de datos nacionales disponibles en sus Países Miembros, la OMS ubica a la región de las Américas -16,4 homicidios por cada 100 000 habitantes en 2004-3 como la segunda más violenta del mundo, solo superada por África subsahariana (2, 3), si bien es cierto que en las Américas el número de homicidios incluye las muertes por guerras y conflictos civiles o armados.En la Región la violencia alcanza proporciones epidémicas, constituyendo

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“…19 An observatory is primarily a tool to support authorities in formulating effective responses to citizen safety and security issues. 20 It is a centre dedicated to systematising information from different sources to produce periodic analyses or studies that show the development of crime and violence in a given area.…”

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Violence and injury observatories: Reducing the burden of injury in high-risk communities

Jabar

Matzopoulos

2017

SA crime q.

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Violence has been recognised officially as a global health issue, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting that 1.6 million people die annually from violence. South Africa's injury burden is very high, particularly for homicide, which is six times the global average. The idea of an 'observatory' has expanded recently, from its origins in astronomy to that of specialised informational repositories and knowledge-building centres, housing cross-referenced databases with advanced analytic and research capacities. This review essay provides information regarding the conceptual framework, historical background and various components of the violence observatory model, as well as evidence of effect. The intention is to provide information toCape were greater than the national average for both males and females. In Cape Town, the province's largest city and home to almost twothirds of the provincial population, the highest homicide counts for the period 2015 to 2016 were recorded in the relatively impoverished sub-districts of Nyanga (279 homicides) and Khayelitsha (161 homicides).14 While the criminal justice system remains the primary tool for responding to violence and injury in South Africa, evidence-based interventions for prevention are becoming increasingly influential in the field of public health, assuming a more central role in policymaking. 15 The public health approach to violence and injury prevention consists of three elements: assessing existing conditions; developing interventions; and evaluating programme effectiveness. 16Key to this approach is a surveillance system capable of providing essential information for the assessment phase in order to develop appropriate interventions and programme evaluation methods. 17Injury surveillance is widely recognised as a critical prerequisite for effective injury prevention.Ongoing surveillance can monitor the incidence of injury, identify risk factors and contribute to the planning and evaluation of injury prevention programmes. 18 Furthermore, injury surveillance can comprise a variety of data sources, from mortality and hospital discharge data to emergency department registry data, surveys and police, fire and ambulance records.This review suggests that violence and injury observatories are key to developing interventions that reduce the burden of injury in high-risk communities. We will use the term 'observatory' to denote a surveillance system that collects data from multiple sources, for example crime, clinical and forensic data, whereas injury surveillance systems almost exclusively focus on the use of injury data alone.In this article we will substantiate the following claims:• The observatories model is an internationally accepted tool that can provide a focused understanding of a particular issue or sub theme of violence.• The integration of violence and injury data may allow a comprehensive view of the existing burden of violence and injury within a community.• Observatories allow the opportunity to monitor current and prospective violence and i...

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The evaluation of a surveillance system for violent and non-intentional injury mortality in Colombian cities

Cited by 23 publications

References 6 publications

Applying upstream interventions for interpersonal violence prevention: An uphill struggle in low- to middle-income contexts

Applying upstream interventions for interpersonal violence prevention: An uphill struggle in low- to middle-income contexts

Sistema de indicadores comparables de convivencia y seguridad ciudadana: un consenso de países

Violence and injury observatories: Reducing the burden of injury in high-risk communities

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