Interactive Displays
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Dear all,
For the last two years, Westmead Hospital and NRMA Motoring & Services have held the Youth and Road Trauma Forum. This injury prevention program is open to students in years 10 to 12 in all government and non-government high schools in NSW and the ACT. The Forum is held at the Acer Arena, Olympic Park, Homebush Bay. More than 10,000 students from 115 high schools have attended. Evaluations of both students and teachers have received the event very positively with many schools attending consecutive years. There was also significant interest and support from the media.
The forum was held because our youth are being severely injured and killed due to potentially preventable road crashes. The NSW statistics for 2004 for 17-25 year olds, recorded 6,856 casualties of road trauma and 187 deaths. These young people hold only 15% of licenses, but they are involved in 28% of crashes, which often result in hospitalization. Westmead Hospital Trauma Nurses and NRMA are committed to decreasing these numbers.
The forum provided students who are most at risk, a realistic look at the trauma caused by road crashes and provided them information and strategies in an attempt to reduce serious injuries and deaths. The forum's contents and structure aimed to treat young people as adults allowing them freedom to choose from a range of interactive exhibits.
A letter was sent out the all schools in September 2007 and we already have over 6000 students booked in from 46 High schools across NSW.
The Australian Youth and Road Trauma Forum for 2008 will be held on the 13th 14th and 15th May 2008 .The venue will be Acer Arena Homebush Bay, Sydney. The time frame is 9:30 to 2:30pm each day.We appreciate your participation in the 2006 / 2007 Forum and hope that you will be able to assist us in making the 2008 Forum just as interesting and informative for the students.
The first meeting for the interactive displays will be held on Thursday 6th December at 0800 in Lecture Theatre 4, Westmead Education Block, Westmead Hospital to discuss the structure and content for the forum. Please contact either Stephanie Wilson or Julie Seggie on 98455759 to confirm your interest and availability or by email to:
Stephanie_Wilson@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
Westmead Hospital and NRMA Motoring & Services hope that your department is interested in participating by providing an interactive display.
Yours sincerely
For:
Stephanie Wilson SWAHS Trauma Coordinator
Julie Seggie Westmead Hospital Trauma Coordinator
Anne Morphett Policy Advisor - Road Safety, NRMA Motoring & Services
Venera Owens Manager Education Programs NRMA Motoring & Services
