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Data & Surveillance
CDC Releases 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Data
Jun 08, 2012
On June 7, 2012 the CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2011 national, state, and local Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results on the YRBS web site at www.cdc.gov/yr
CDC Webinar: Using Data and Surveillance for Public Health Child Maltreatment Prevention
This webinar, hosted by EDC and sponsored by the Public Health Leadership for Child Maltreatment Prevention Initiative, focuses on using data and surveillance for child maltreatment prevention. A well-developed surveillance system provides access to consistent information about the magnitude of child maltreatment, identifies at-risk children and families who would benefit from prevention programs, and measures change in outcomes.
This webinar will share:
Date
Jun. 2012
Safe States Releases Report on Recommendations for National and State Poisoning Surveillance
May 17, 2012
This report provides a new, broader conceptual definition of poisoning, an expanded framework for categorizing poisonings, and standardized operational definitions using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 codes. The aim is to improve the available poisoning surveillance tools not only for injury prevention research and practice, but also for the control and prevention of substance use disorders.
Key Products of the ISW7 Include:
MCH Library Updates Tool for Finding Community-Based Services
May 17, 2012
The MCH Library at Georgetown University has developed a new edition of the Community Services Locator, an online directory for finding services for children and families in the communities in which they live. The locator can be used by service providers and families to find available child care and early childhood education programs; developmental assessment and learning services; family support; financial support; and health and wellness care.
Indicator Data Set on Children with Special Health Care Needs Now Available
May 17, 2012
On behalf of the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Data Resource Center (DRC) is pleased to release the
How to Use Cost Data Effectively in Child Injury Prevention
Injuries and violence can be prevented through education, behavior and environmental changes, policy implementation and enforcement, and technology. But how can you tell if a particular prevention program or intervention is right for you, your family, and/or your community?
Date
May. 2012
[Archived Webinar] Injury Prevention Services Survey from the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
May 03, 2012
Learn about the findings of Children’s Hospital Association first comprehensive survey of injury prevention services at children’s hospitals in over ten years. The presentation describes the structure and features of injury prevention programming including staffing, budget, partners and factors influencing program decisions.
WISQARS™ Module Enhancements to Cost of Injury Reports
May 03, 2012
The module provides cost estimates for injury deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits where the patient was treated and released. The module allows users to create reports of: medical costs (e.g., treatment and rehabilitation), work loss costs (e.g., lost wages, fringe benefits, and self-reported household services), and combined costs (medical plus work loss) based on a number of variables including: intent and mechanism (cause) of injury, body region and diagnosis of injury, geographic location (for deaths only), sex, and age.
Report: State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the U.S.
Apr 26, 2012
This is the second edition of the State Secrecy Report Card. The first was released in 2008 and became a key factor in prompting changes in public disclosure laws. The 2012 study provides an update on whether states have since strengthened their laws. Eleven states improved their disclosure laws by making them mandatory, more enforceable, more broadly applicable and/or more specific with regard to the types of information to which the public is entitled.
Massachusetts Leads Nation with Lowest Rate of Accidental Deaths in Children
Massachusetts had the lowest rate in the nation for pediatric injury deaths in 2009: 4 deaths per 100,000 children up to age 19.
Massachusetts had the lowest rate in the nation for pediatric injury deaths in 2009: 4 deaths per 100,000 children up to age 19.
That compares with a national average of 11 deaths per 100,000, with the worst state, Mississippi, having a death rate of 25 per 100,000 -- more than six times the rate of Massachusetts. The findings were published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
