Injury in Aboriginal children and health inequality: specific research challenges

Unequal distribution of child injury • The burden of childhood injury is unequal distributed across populations • Low socio-economic status - related to low levels of education, employment and income, lower home ownership - associated with poor health and increased exposure to health risk factors • Globally, children from poor families are disproportionately affected by injuries • WHO World report on child injury prevention 2008 argued that child injury be included as a key component of a broader global child health agenda • Indigenous children are at risk in many countrie