Please see the full Strategic Plan for more information about each of these emphasis areas, including strategies, indicators of progress, and potential implementing agencies.
Goals
A. Increase the accuracy and availability of injury and violence data through a comprehensive, coordinated injury surveillance system.
B. Use data to write grants, justify policy recommendations, and plan, implement, and evaluate programs at the local, regional, and state levels.
Goals
A. Frame unintentional injuries and violence as preventable by developing strong, vocal community support for the creation of safe, secure, and accessible environments.
B. Promote policies (formal or informal rules that guide decisions and action) that support the prevention of injuries and violence.
Goal
Increase coordination among injury and violence prevention partners at the local, regional, and state levels to create a more efficient system and a broader, stronger constituency.
Goal
Strengthen a statewide injury and violence prevention workforce that achieves core injury and violence prevention competencies as outlined by the National Training Initiative for Injury and Violence Prevention (NTI) and the Safe States Alliance.
Prevention Focus Topics
Increase coordination among injury and violence prevention partners at the local, regional, and state levels to create a more efficient system and a broader, stronger constituency.
Overall Goal
Reduce the rate of morbidity caused by injury and violence, and consequently reduce injury and violence-related mortality by implementing innovative, data-driven strategies, programs, policies, and practices.