title: Childhood injury in Rowan County.
abstract: Unintentional childhood injury is a public health problem of enormous magnitude. Its relative impact is actually increasing as deaths due to disease continue to decline. Despite this, I am heartened by the fact that this field is receiving more attention, more funding, and is the subject of more research each year. National organizations are providing leadership for state and county health departments which, in turn, provide information and resources at the local level. My studies in Rowan County confirm these effects. Ultimately we want to use the available data to formulate effective interventions that will greatly reduce death and disability. The implementation of such interventions is imperative--the most precious resource of any community is its children.
authors.affiliation: University of California at San Diego Medical Center.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control