Public health questions that government health agencies need answers to before prioritising and setting sports injury prevention policy
| Question | Aspect |
|---|---|
| Is this a large enough problem that government should be concerned with? | |
| What is the size of the population burden of sports injuries? | |
| How good are these data? | |
| Has this burden changed over time? | |
| Which sectors of the community are most vulnerable? | |
| What population groups are most at risk? | |
| Is there any evidence of health disparities in their distribution? | |
| Does this link to government policy priorities and targets? | |
| Why should the government address the issue? | |
| How much do they cost the community (ie, the government)? | |
| What part of the healthcare sector bears these costs? | |
| What would be the outcomes (including costs) of government not intervening? | |
| Why/how can government lead/impose/influence solutions? | |
| What would be the financial and policy benefits of introducing solutions? | |