Assessing Injury and Violence Prevention in North Carolina's Local Health Departments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Injury and violence-related morbidity and mortality present a major public health problem in North Carolina. However, the extent to which local health departments (LHDs) engage in injury and violence prevention (IVP) has not been well described.

Objectives

One objective of the current study is to provide a baseline assessment of IVP in the state's LHDs, describing capacity, priorities, challenges, and the degree to which programs are data-driven and evidence-based. The study will also describe a replicable, cost-effective method for systematic assessment of regional IVP.

Design

This is an observational, cross-sectional study that was conducted through a survey of North Carolina's 85 LHDs.

Results

Representatives from 77 LHDs (91%) responded. Nearly o

SUBMITTER: Mouw MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5022790 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature