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CDC has created two free online courses – one for health care professionals and another for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, athletes – that provide important information on...… Read More
CDC has created two free online courses – one for health care professionals and another for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, athletes – that provide important information on...… Read More
This site provides a wide array of fact sheets relating to school health, violence prevention, unintentional injury prevention, and suicide prevention.… Read More
This site includes information about NCIPC activities, scientific and surveillance injury data, publications available for order, research grants and funding opportunities, other CDC centers and injury resources.… Read More
Fact sheet on findings from 2006 SHPPS… Read More
Gun-related deaths are second only to motor vehicle-related deaths as a cause of injury death in the United States . . .… Read More
Six priority risk behaviors- tobacco use; unhealthy dietary behaviors; inadequate physical activity; alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, including HIV...… Read More
Many unintentional injuries are similar to diseases, in that injuries do not occur at random and have identified risk factors making them preventable. Unintentional injuries can occur from a variety of...… Read More
The burden of firearm violence is indicated by the U.S. having the highest rate of firearm related deaths among industrialized nations, despite a decline in violent crime. More than 107,000 people injured...… Read More