CDC Injury Fact Book
CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control presents a comprehensive look at the injury problem in America and efforts underway to reduce it. The CDC Injury Fact Book offers a wealth of injury data and descriptions of CDC research and prevention programs for a full spectrum of injuries—from those related to acute injury care or alcohol use to those resulting from youth violence.
The book contains:
- An in-depth explanation of the public health approach to injury prevention
- A timeline of the significant achievements in preventing injury and its consequences
- Descriptions of data sources sampling of partners
- A look at how injury affects various populations in each stage of life
- Thorough discussions of nearly two dozen injury issues, presented alphabetically
- A reference list of CDC publications and other injury prevention resources
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Contents
Directors’ Messages, v
Introduction, 1
Timeline, 10
Data for Injury Prevention and Control, 15
Partners in Prevention, 21
Injury—A Risk at Any Stage of Life, 31
Preventing Injuries in America: Public Health in Action, 35
Publications and Resources, 103
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