An overview of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Published in: Injury prevention Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 308 - 312
• Main Authors: Sleet, David, Bonzo, Sandra, Branche, Christine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.12.1998; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) - history; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) - organization & administration; Collaboration; Departments; Disability; Disease control; Disease prevention; Environmental health; Epidemiology; Government agencies; Health care; Health Plan Implementation; Health policy; Health problems; Health promotion; Health surveillance; History of medicine; History, 20th Century; Humans; Injuries; Internships; Intervention; Population Surveillance; Prevention; Product safety; Public Health; Public health education; Rehabilitation; Research Design; Risk Factors; Science; Studies; United States; Violence; Websites; Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control; United States
• ISSN: 1353-8047; 1475-5785
• DOI: 10.1136/ip.4.4.308

In its half century of successes working with partners across the nation and the world, CDC has made important strides in detecting and investigating health problems, conducting research to enhance prevention, developing and advocating sound health policies, implementing prevention strategies, promoting health behaviors, fostering safe and healthy environments, and providing leadership in public health. To this end, NCIPC collaborates with many other federal, state, and private organizations including the US Departments of Transportation, Justice, and Education; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Indian Health Service; Health Resources and Services Administration; American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical associations; state and local health departments; and SAFE KIDS.