Data and Funding related to Injuries and Violence

• In Event: 2301 - Research Funding Opportunities and Data Resources Presentations: Session I

Abstract

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; www.cdc.gov), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is the nation’s lead public health agency. Its mission is to prevent and control disease, injury, and disability and to prepare for emerging health threats.

CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC; www.cdc.gov/injury) protects America’s health by:

Tracking injuries and deaths to look for dangerous trends: Tracking systems, like the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), provide important data. For example, Alaska used NVDRS data to study veteran suicides and then partnered with the Alaska Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop prevention strategies.

Researching the best ways to prevent injuries and violence: Creating Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)—public-private partnerships that invest resources into local services like street cleaning and public safety—in Los Angeles led to an 8% reduction in overall violent crime in BID neighborhoods.

Developing prevention strategies: Our Heads Up campaign helps protect kids on and off the field by raising awareness about youth sports concussion. After using one of the campaign’s toolkits, 77% of youth sports coaches reported they could more easily identify athletes who may have a concussion.

Evaluating effectiveness of prevention strategies: MV PICCS (Motor Vehicle Prioritizing Interventions and Cost Calculator for States) is a free interactive calculator that helps state decision makers prioritize and select from 14 effective motor vehicle injury prevention interventions, based on their budget.

Supporting states in implementing programs: We invested more than $50 million in 44 states and D.C. to support opioid overdose prevention. We support states in tackling other critical injury and violence problems, including providing funds to all 50 states to prevent sexual violence through our Rape Prevention and Education Program and to 23 states through the Core State Violence and Injury Prevention Program.

CDC employs scientists from a variety of disciplines including those from the social and behavioral sciences. Information will be available regarding data, job opportunities, postgraduate training, the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS; www.cdc.gov/eis), and research funding opportunities.

Author

• Karin A. Mack, CDC/NCIPC/DIP