Article Publication Date:
1/1/2013
Summary:
Injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally, and the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 1 and 44. This report concludes that millions of injuries could be prevented each year if more states adopted additional research-based injury prevention policies, and if programs were fully implemented and enforced.
Topics:
Transportation
Types/Tools:
Populations:
N/A
Sources:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Illinois; Idaho; District of Columbia; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
Agencies; National Prevention Strategy; Centers for Disease Control; Injury; sobriety checkpoints; hospitalization; vehicle crashes; falls; violence-related injuries; fires; productivity loss; injury prevention; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC); Preventative Health Services Block Grants; violence prevention; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO); injury fatalities; seat belt laws; older drivers; Older Drivers Project
Contact
Trust for America's Health
1730 M Street, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
Phone:
202-223-9870
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/53354