Injury prevention and public health : practical knowledge, skills, and strategies

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Injury Prevention and Public Health: Practical Knowledge, Skills, and Strategies, Second Edition presents the complex nature of injuries and violence but provides this information in a highly comprehensible manner. The authors' devotion to advocacy for the prevention of injuries, both unintentional and intentional, makes this title an essential read for both public health students and public health professionals.

About the Authors	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Introduction	p. xix
Part I Magnitude, Concepts, and Epidemiology of Unintentional and Intentional Injury	p. 1
Chapter 1 The Importance of the Injury Problem: Magnitude, Cost, and Preventability	p. 3
What This Chapter Is About	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Magnitude	p. 12
Costs	p. 15
Preventability	p. 17
Conclusion	p. 20
Chapter 2 Conceptual and Historical Underpinnings of Injury and Injury Prevention	p. 25
What This Chapter Is About	p. 25
Introduction	p. 26
High Points in the Conceptual Evolution of Injury	p. 28
Injury Biomechanics	p. 29
Injury Prevention	p. 31
Intent	p. 35
Conclusion	p. 36
Appendix 2-A Overview of Landmark Injury Prevention, US, 1937-2004	p. 39
Chapter 3 Epidemiology of Injury	p. 49
What This Chapter Is About	p. 49
Introduction	p. 49
What Is Epidemiology?	p. 51
Data	p. 55
Methodology	p. 59
Selecting a Study Design	p. 63
Conclusion	p. 65
Appendix 3-A External Cause of Injury Mortality (ICD-9)	p. 71
Appendix 3-B External Cause of Injury Mortality (ICD-10)	p. 73
Chapter 4 Unintentional Injury	p. 77
What This Chapter Is About	p. 77
Introduction	p. 78
Motor Vehicle Injuries	p. 79
Falls	p. 83
Poisonings	p. 84
Fires and Burns	p. 85
Drowning	p. 86
Asphyxiation	p. 86
Sports and Recreational Injuries	p. 87
Occupational Injury	p. 88
Conclusion	p. 89
Appendix 4-A Injury-Related Year 2010 Objectives: Unintentional Injury Prevention	p. 97
Chapter 5 Intentional Injury	p. 101
What This Chapter Is About	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Self-Inflicted Violence	p. 103
Homicide	p. 106
Nonfatal Assaultive Violence	p. 108
Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault	p. 109
Child Abuse	p. 112
Elder Abuse	p. 114
The Interrelationship of Types of Violence	p. 115
Epidemiology	p. 116
Approaches to Solutions	p. 120
Conclusion	p. 131
Appendix 5-A Injury-Related Year 2010 Objectives: Violence and Abuse Prevention	p. 147
Part II Basic Concepts of Injury Prevention	p. 151
Chapter 6 Injury Prevention: General Principles	p. 153
What This Chapter Is About	p. 153
Introduction	p. 154
General Principles of Injury Prevention	p. 156
Implementation	p. 158
Conclusion	p. 163
Chapter 7 Injury Prevention: Educational Strategies	p. 167
What This Chapter Is About	p. 167
Introduction	p. 168
Conceptual Principles	p. 169
Techniques for Educating and Persuading	p. 171
Who Are We Educating?	p. 174
When and How to Use Educational Strategies: A Balanced Approach	p. 178
Evaluating Results	p. 183
Conclusion	p. 185
Chapter 8 Injury Prevention: Environmental Modification	p. 193
What This Chapter Is About	p. 193
Introduction	p. 193
Modifying the Environment	p. 195
Examples	p. 196
The Role of Public Health Professionals	p. 203
Conclusion	p. 208
Chapter 9 Injury Prevention: The Role of Law	p. 211
What This Chapter Is About	p. 211
Introduction	p. 211
The Number and Variety of Injury Prevention Laws	p. 212
State Police Power	p. 213
Federal Authority	p. 217
The Nature of Injury Prevention Laws	p. 217
Validity of Injury Prevention Laws	p. 220
Other Objections to Injury Prevention Laws	p. 225
Public Health Practitioners and the Law	p. 227
Tort Law	p. 230
Conclusion	p. 232
Part III Practical Knowledge, Skills, and Strategies	p. 237
Chapter 10 Injury Prevention: The Role of Public Agencies	p. 239
What This Chapter Is About	p. 239
Introduction	p. 240
The State Players	p. 241
The Federal Players	p. 257
Conclusion	p. 275
Chapter 11 Developing a Public Health Agency Injury Program: A Systems Approach	p. 285
What This Chapter Is About	p. 285
Introduction	p. 286
Getting On The Agenda	p. 289
Starting Up: The Importance of the Lead Agency	p. 298
Critical Factors	p. 303
Conclusion	p. 315
Appendix 11-A Developing a State Injury Prevention Plan: The Process	p. 319
Chapter 12 Injury Surveillance: A 10-Step Plan	p. 323
What This Chapter Is About	p. 323
Introduction	p. 323
What Data Do You Need?	p. 324
Step 1 Define the Objectives for the Injury Surveillance System	p. 325
Step 2 Form a Data Committee	p. 328
Step 3 Identify Existing Data Sources	p. 329
Step 4 Determine the Strengths and Limitations of Each Data Source	p. 350
Step 5 Conduct Preliminary Data Analysis	p. 355
Step 6 Reevaluate Objectives for the Surveillance System Based on Steps 3 through 5	p. 355
Step 7 Consider Linking Information from Existing Data Sources	p. 356
Step 8 Perform Validation Studies to Evaluate the Injury Surveillance System	p. 358
Step 9 Develop a Dissemination Plan for Sharing Data	p. 359
Step 10 The Surveillance to Action and Funding	p. 360
Conclusion	p. 361
Appendix 12-A An Injury Surveillance Example	p. 369
Chapter 13 Real World Evaluation Techniques	p. 373
What This Chapter Is About	p. 373
Introduction	p. 374
Evaluation Steps	p. 376
Constraints on "Perfect" Evaluation	p. 394
Conclusion	p. 396
Appendix 13-A An Evaluation Case Study	p. 401
Chapter 14 Injury Prevention: Opportunities and Barriers	p. 409
What This Chapter Is About	p. 409
Introduction	p. 410
Funding Limitations	p. 411
Organizational Difficulties	p. 415
Turf Battles	p. 417
Scientists, Policymakers, and Myths	p. 418
Economic and Political Aspects of Injury Prevention	p. 420
Sustainability of Injury Prevention Programs	p. 425
Advocacy	p. 427
Communicating With Lawmakers	p. 431
Examples	p. 437
Conclusion	p. 445
Conclusion	p. 451
Appendix A Injury-Related Web Sites	p. 453
Index	p. 469

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