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Injury Prevention
IVP-1 Reduce fatal and nonfatal injuries
Baseline:
59.2 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
53.3 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
617.6 hospitalizations for nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
555.8 hospitalizations per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
8370.4 emergency department visits for nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
7533.4 emergency department visits per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS
IVP-2 Reduce fatal and nonfatal traumatic brain injuries
Baseline:
17.3 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by traumatic brain injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
15.6 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC, NCHS
Baseline:
85.6 hospitalizations for nonfatal traumatic brain injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
Target:
77.0 hospitalizations per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
407.2 emergency department visits for nonfatal traumatic brain injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
Target:
366.5 emergency department visits per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS
IVP-3 Reduce fatal and nonfatal spinal cord injuries
Baseline:
0.53 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by spinal cord injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
0.48 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
Baseline:
3.6 hospitalizations for nonfatal spinal cord injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
3.2 hospitalizations per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC, NCHS
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Potential Data Sources:
National Center for Child Death Review; National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS.
Potential Data Sources:
National Center for Child Death Review; National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS.
Baseline:
75.0 percent of States had statewide emergency department data systems that routinely collected external-cause-of injury codes for 90 percent or more of injury-related visits (21 of 28 participating States in HCUP SEDD) in 2008
Target:
85.0 percent
Target-Setting Method:
Threshold analysis
Data Source:
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Emergency Department Databases (HCUP SEDD)
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Baseline:
66.7 percent of States had statewide hospital discharge data systems that routinely collect external-cause-of injury codes for 90 percent or more of injury-related discharges (28 of 42 participating States in HCUP SID) in 2008
Target:
85.0 percent
Target-Setting Method:
Threshold analysis
Data Source:
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Databases (HCUP SIDS)
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IVP-8 Increase access to trauma care in the United States
Baseline:
83.1 percent of the population residing within the continental United States had access to trauma care in 2009
Target:
91.4 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Trauma Information Exchange Program, American Trauma Society
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Baseline:
28.7 percent of the population residing within the continental United States had access to trauma care in 2009
Target:
31.6 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Trauma Information Exchange Program, American Trauma Society
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IVP-9 Prevent an increase in the rate of poisoning deaths
Baseline:
13.1 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by poisonings in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
13.1 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
Maintain the baseline rate
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
25.5 deaths per 100,000 population aged 35 to 54 years were caused by poisonings in 2007
Target:
25.5 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
Maintain the baseline rate
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
11.1 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional and undetermined poisonings in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
11.1 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
Maintain the baseline rate
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
21.6 deaths per 100,000 population aged 35 to 54 years were caused by unintentional and undetermined poisonings in 2007
Target:
21.6 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
Maintain the baseline rate
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
304.4 nonfatal poisonings per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
304.4 nonfatal poisonings per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
Maintain the baseline rate
Data Source:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System—All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC, NCIPC, US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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Unintentional Injury Prevention
Baseline:
40.0 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
36.0 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
9,219.3 emergency department visits for nonfatal unintentional injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
8,297.4 injuries per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System—All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC, NCIPC, US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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IVP-13 Reduce motor vehicle crash-related deaths
Baseline:
13.8 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by motor vehicle crashes in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
12.4 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
1.3 motor vehicle crash-related deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled occurred in 2008
Target:
1.2 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT, NHTSA
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Baseline:
771.5 nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population were caused by motor vehicle crashes in 2008
Target:
694.4 nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
General Estimates System (GES), DOT, NHTSA
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Baseline:
84.0 percent of motor vehicle drivers and right-front seat passengers used safety belts in 2009
Target:
92.4 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), DOT, NHTSA
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IVP-16 Increase age-appropriate vehicle restraint system use in children
Baseline:
86 percent of children aged 0 to 12 months were restrained in rear-facing child safety seats in 2008
Target:
95 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT, NHTSA
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Baseline:
72 percent of children aged 1 to 3 years were restrained in front-facing child safety seats in 2008
Target:
79 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT, NHTSA
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Baseline:
43 percent of children aged 4 to 7 years were restrained in booster seats in 2008
Target:
47 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT, NHTSA
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Baseline:
78 percent of children aged 8 to 12 years used safety belts in 2008
Target:
86 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT, NHTSA
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Baseline:
35 States (including the District of Columbia) had “good” graduated driver licensing laws in 2009
Target:
51 States (including the District of Columbia)
Target-Setting Method:
Trend analysis and total coverage
Data Source:
U.S. Licensing Systems for Young Drivers, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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Baseline:
1.4 pedestrian deaths per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 2008
Target:
1.3 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT, NHTSA
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Baseline:
22.6 nonfatal pedestrian injuries per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 2008
Target:
20.3 injuries per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
General Estimates System (GES), DOT, NHTSA
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Baseline:
0.24 pedalcyclist deaths per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 2008
Target:
0.22 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT, NHTSA
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Baseline:
19 States (including the District of Columbia) had laws requiring bicycle helmets for bicycle riders under age 15 years in 2009
Target:
27 (including the District of Columbia)
Target-Setting Method:
Trend analysis
Data Source:
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
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Baseline:
67.0 percent of all motorcycle operators and passengers used helmets in 2009
Target:
73.7 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), DOT, NHTSA
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IVP-23 Prevent an increase in the rate of fall-related deaths
Baseline:
7.0 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by falls in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
7.0 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
Maintain the baseline rate
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
45.3 deaths per 100,000 population aged 65 years and older were caused by falls in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
45.3 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
Maintain the baseline rate
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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IVP-24 Reduce unintentional suffocation deaths
Baseline:
1.9 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional suffocation in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
1.7 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
22.5 deaths per 100,000 infants 0 to 12 months were caused by unintentional suffocation in 2007
Target:
20.3 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
8.0 deaths per 100,000 population aged 65 years and older were caused by unintentional suffocation in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
7.2 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
1.2 drownings per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
1.1 drownings per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
45.6 medically consulted injuries per 1,000 population resulted from engaging in sports and exercise or leisure activities in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
41.0 injuries per 1,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS
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IVP-27 Increase the proportion of public and private schools that require students to wear appropriate protective gear when engaged in school-sponsored physical activities
Baseline:
76.8 percent of public and private schools required students to wear appropriate protective gear when engaged in physical education in 2006
Target:
84.5 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS), CDC, NCCDPHP
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Baseline:
85.8 percent of public and private schools required students to wear appropriate protective gear when engaged in school-sponsored intramural activities or physical activity clubs in 2006
Target:
94.4 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS), CDC, NCCDPHP
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Baseline:
0.95 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by residential fires in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
0.86 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Violence Prevention
Baseline:
6.1 homicides per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
5.5 homicides per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
10.2 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
9.2 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Vital Statistics System–Mortality (NVSS–M), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
20.7 nonfatal firearm-related injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007
Target:
18.6 injuries per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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Baseline:
514.1 emergency department visits for nonfatal physical assault injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
462.7 injuries per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System—All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC, NCIPC, US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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Baseline:
16.3 physical assaults per 1,000 population aged 12 years and older occurred in 2008
Target:
14.7 physical assaults per 1,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), DOJ, BJS
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Baseline:
31.5 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they engaged in physical fighting in the previous 12 months in 2009
Target:
28.4 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP
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Baseline:
19.9 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they were bullied on school property in the previous 12 months in 2009
Target:
17.9 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP
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Baseline:
5.6 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they carried weapons on school property during the past 30 days in 2009
Target:
4.6 percent
Target-Setting Method:
Trend analysis
Data Source:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP
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Baseline:
2.4 child maltreatment deaths per 100,000 children under age 18 years occurred in 2008
Target:
2.2 deaths per 100,000 children
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), ACYF, ACF, HHS
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Baseline:
9.4 victims of nonfatal child maltreatment per 1,000 children under age 18 years were reported in 2008
Target:
8.5 maltreatment victims per 1,000 children aged 17 years and under
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), ACYF, ACF, HHS
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IVP-39 (Developmental) Reduce violence by current or former intimate partners
Potential Data Source:
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC
Potential Data Source:
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC
Potential Data Source:
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC
Potential Data Source:
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC
IVP-40 (Developmental) Reduce sexual violence
Potential Data Source:
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC
Potential Data Source:
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC
Potential Data Source:
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC
Baseline:
125.3 emergency department visits for nonfatal intentional self-harm injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target:
112.8 injuries per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System—All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC, NCIPC, US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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Baseline:
60.6 percent of children were exposed to any form of violence, crime and abuse measured in 2008
Target:
54.5 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), DOJ, OJJDP
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Baseline:
16 States linked data on violent deaths from death certificates, law enforcement, and coroner and medical examiner reports to inform prevention efforts at the State and local levels in 2009
Target:
51 States (including the District of Columbia)
Target-Setting Method:
Total coverage
Data Source:
National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), CDC, NCIPC
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