Regional strategies for injury prevention: Experiences from six county-wide programs in Sweden∗

摘要: Abstract Community approaches predominate in safety promotion, and most experience has been gained at the local municipal level. Regional national programs are also underway, partly influenced by same theoretical methodological principles as applied locally. In this paper, six already initiated regional (county-wide) injury prevention Sweden examined with regard to strategic considerations light of discussed literature. It is argued that community approach less suitable for larger settings, such counties, there a need additional complementary higher societal levels formal governmental administrative structures.