The Brain Injury Association of Canada (BIAC) is asking Canadians to speak with political candidates and elected members of Parliament about the lack of development of a national injury prevention strategy. The 2008 federal election period is a most opportune stage to bring this need forward for discussion.
Treating preventable injuries costs Canadians $14.7 billion per year. This price is putting Canadian business at an economic disadvantage, lowering our standard of living, and putting the publicly funded health care system at risk. BIAC asks Canadians to ask our politicians whether they believe supporting a national injury development strategy is worth the lives that could be saved.
BIAC competes for limited public and private funds, working to develop initiatives aimed at saving Canadians from preventable injuries specifically brain injuries. Efforts include: