In the first three decades of
life, more individuals in the USA die from injuries and violence than from any
other cause. Millions more people survive and are left with physical,
emotional, and financial problems. Injuries and violence are not accidents; they
are preventable. Prevention has a strong scientific foundation, yet efforts are
not fully implemented or integrated into clinical and community settings. In
this Series paper, we review the burden of injuries and violence in the USA,
note effective interventions, and discuss methods to bring interventions into
practice. Alliances between the public health community and medical care
organisations, health-care providers, states, and communities can reduce
injuries and violence. We encourage partnerships between medical and public
health communities to consistently frame injuries and violence as preventable,
identify evidence-based interventions, provide scientific information to
decision makers, and strengthen the capacity of an integrated health system to
prevent injuries and violence.
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Below: Age-adjusted suicide and homicide rates by race/ethnicity – United States, 2010
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By:
National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GALinda C Degutis,
Independent Consultant, Atlanta, GA
Correspondence to: Dr. Tamara M Haegerich, Division of
Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA, Email: vog.cdc@hciregeaht
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