title: Fifteen tips for success in injury prevention.
abstract: Fifteen tips for success in injury prevention include the following: (1) make a plan; (2) understand injury epidemiology; (3) read, learn, and get educated; (4) show me the data; (5) select prevention strategies thoughtfully; (6) define risk factors and understand risk taking; (7) evaluate; (8) schedule a lunch meeting; (9) use principles of health behavior change, adult education theory, and communication theory; (10) be friends with the marketing and public affairs people; (11) recognize the fact that people are more emotional about injury in children than in adults; (12) understand cost-benefits and payoffs; (13) get stuff; (14) report your results; and (15) be patient. Several useful tables for basic references to resources in injury prevention are included.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA. djudkins@umcaz.edu
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Judkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*