Injury Prevention
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Injury is the leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults. More than 150,000 people die each year as a result of injuries from motor vehicle crashes, fires, drowning, falls, and poisonings (including suicide and homicide). With their established community relationships, local health departments (LHDs) play a crucial role in injury prevention efforts. More »
Teen Traffic Safety Mini Grants targeted high school students at 14 out of 41 Franklin County high schools addressing the public health issue of injury prevention, specifically motor vehicle related injury and death. The goal of the program was to increase high school student safety belt use by implementing safety belt utilization education and demonstration programs, as well as by giving student groups ownership of the traffic safety programming in 14 high schools. More » 
Local health departments (LHDs) are uniquely positioned to plan and implement prevention activities to reduce the health and economic burdens associated with injuries and violence. In order to better understand injury and violence prevention activities within LHDs, NACCHO’s Injury Prevention Project queried several hundred LHDs. This research brief compiles and examines data from this questionnaire. It also characterizes injury prevention efforts and highlights the myriad of injury prevention-related services, programs, and resources provided by LHDs. More » Activities Include Injury Prevention Teleconference Series NACCHO and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials are sponsoring a monthly series of topical injury prevention teleconference seminars to highlight and address emerging issues in injury prevention. Following an overview, experts from state and local agencies share effective and innovative prevention efforts currently in use throughout the country. Injury Prevention E-Newsletters Each month, the Injury Prevention Project releases an E-Newsletter on the topic of the month. Each E-Newsletter has news, resources, model practices, funding opportunities, as well as conferences and events relating to the monthly topic. For access to archived issues of the E-Newsletter, simply click on the Injury Prevention E-Newsletters link. The NACCHO Injury Prevention list service has been created to provide timely information on funding, programs and other resources related to the work of injury prevention professionals in local health departments.
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