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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Christoffel, Tom
Other Authors:	Gallagher, Susan Scavo
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, ©2006.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Wounds and injuries > Prevention. Accidents > Prevention Personal injuries > Prevention. Wounds and Injuries > prevention & control Accident Prevention

Table of Contents:

The importance of the injury problem: magnitude, cost, and preventability
Conceptual and historical underpinnings of injury and injury prevention
Epidemiology of injury
Unintentional injury
Intentional injury
Injury prevention: general principles
Injury prevention: educational strategies
Injury prevention: environmental modification
Injury prevention: the role of law
Injury prevention: the role of public agencies
Developing a public health agency injury program: a systems approach
Injury surveillance: a 10-step plan
Real world evaluation techniques
Injury prevention: opportunities and barriers.