Injury prevention in young children
A school‐based fall related injury prevention program as an example
Samenvatting
The objectives of this thesis are:
- To describe the magnitude of the injury risk of a physically active lifestyle in young children. More specifically, the risk of upper extremity injuries.
- To review the literature regarding the effectiveness of community- and school-based physical activity related injury prevention programs in children.
- To evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of the Dutch educational program to improve fall skills called ‘Vallen is ook een sport’.
Literatuurverwijzing: Nauta, J. (2015). Injury prevention in young children: a school‐based fall related injury prevention program as an example. Amsterdam: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.