Abstract
This review is an update to a previous Cochrane review of evaluation studies that reported changes in injury rates compared with a control community (Spinks et al., 2009). Because of the heterogeneity of the included research, meta-analysis was not appropriate. (Author/publisher) REVIEW SUMMARIES: EVIDENCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE: Reference: Spinks, A., Turner, C., Nixon, J., & McClure, R. J. (2009). The ‘WHO Safe Communities’ model for the prevention of injury in whole populations. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3. Art. No.: CD004445. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004445.pub3.