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| About the Authors | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Magnitude, Concepts, and Epidemiology of Unintentional and Intentional Injury | |
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| The Importance of the Injury Problem: Magnitude, Cost, and Preventability | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Magnitude | |
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| Costs | |
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| Preventability | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Conceptual and Historical Underpinnings of Injury and Injury Prevention | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| High Points in the Conceptual Evolution of Injury | |
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| Injury Biomechanics | |
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| Injury Prevention | |
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| Intent | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Overview of Landmark Injury Prevention, US, 1937-2004 | |
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| Epidemiology of Injury | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is Epidemiology? | |
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| Data | |
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| Methodology | |
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| Selecting a Study Design | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| External Cause of Injury Mortality (ICD-9) | |
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| External Cause of Injury Mortality (ICD-10) | |
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| Unintentional Injury | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Motor Vehicle Injuries | |
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| Falls | |
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| Poisonings | |
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| Fires and Burns | |
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| Drowning | |
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| Asphyxiation | |
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| Sports and Recreational Injuries | |
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| Occupational Injury | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Injury-Related Year 2010 Objectives: Unintentional Injury Prevention | |
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| Intentional Injury | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Self-Inflicted Violence | |
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| Homicide | |
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| Nonfatal Assaultive Violence | |
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| Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault | |
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| Child Abuse | |
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| Elder Abuse | |
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| The Interrelationship of Types of Violence | |
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| Epidemiology | |
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| Approaches to Solutions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Injury-Related Year 2010 Objectives: Violence and Abuse Prevention | |
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| Basic Concepts of Injury Prevention | |
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| Injury Prevention: General Principles | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| General Principles of Injury Prevention | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Injury Prevention: Educational Strategies | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Conceptual Principles | |
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| Techniques for Educating and Persuading | |
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| Who Are We Educating? | |
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| When and How to Use Educational Strategies: A Balanced Approach | |
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| Evaluating Results | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Injury Prevention: Environmental Modification | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Modifying the Environment | |
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| Examples | |
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| The Role of Public Health Professionals | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Injury Prevention: The Role of Law | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Number and Variety of Injury Prevention Laws | |
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| State Police Power | |
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| Federal Authority | |
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| The Nature of Injury Prevention Laws | |
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| Validity of Injury Prevention Laws | |
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| Other Objections to Injury Prevention Laws | |
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| Public Health Practitioners and the Law | |
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| Tort Law | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Practical Knowledge, Skills, and Strategies | |
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| Injury Prevention: The Role of Public Agencies | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The State Players | |
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| The Federal Players | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Developing a Public Health Agency Injury Program: A Systems Approach | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Getting On The Agenda | |
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| Starting Up: The Importance of the Lead Agency | |
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| Critical Factors | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Developing a State Injury Prevention Plan: The Process | |
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| Injury Surveillance: A 10-Step Plan | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Data Do You Need? | |
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| Define the Objectives for the Injury Surveillance System | |
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| Form a Data Committee | |
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| Identify Existing Data Sources | |
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| Determine the Strengths and Limitations of Each Data Source | |
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| Conduct Preliminary Data Analysis | |
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| Reevaluate Objectives for the Surveillance System Based on Steps 3 through 5 | |
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| Consider Linking Information from Existing Data Sources | |
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| Perform Validation Studies to Evaluate the Injury Surveillance System | |
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| Develop a Dissemination Plan for Sharing Data | |
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| The Surveillance to Action and Funding | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| An Injury Surveillance Example | |
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| Real World Evaluation Techniques | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Evaluation Steps | |
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| Constraints on "Perfect" Evaluation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| An Evaluation Case Study | |
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| Injury Prevention: Opportunities and Barriers | |
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| What This Chapter Is About | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Funding Limitations | |
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| Organizational Difficulties | |
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| Turf Battles | |
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| Scientists, Policymakers, and Myths | |
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| Economic and Political Aspects of Injury Prevention | |
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| Sustainability of Injury Prevention Programs | |
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| Advocacy | |
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| Communicating With Lawmakers | |
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| Examples | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Injury-Related Web Sites | |
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| Index | |