title: Prevention of injury and violence in the USA.
abstract: In the first three decades of life, more individuals in the USA die from injuries and violence than from any other cause. Millions more people survive and are left with physical, emotional, and financial problems. Injuries and violence are not accidents; they are preventable. Prevention has a strong scientific foundation, yet efforts are not fully implemented or integrated into clinical and community settings. In this Series paper, we review the burden of injuries and violence in the USA, note effective interventions, and discuss methods to bring interventions into practice. Alliances between the public health community and medical care organisations, health-care providers, states, and communities can reduce injuries and violence. We encourage partnerships between medical and public health communities to consistently frame injuries and violence as preventable, identify evidence-based interventions, provide scientific information to decision makers, and strengthen the capacity of an integrated health system to prevent injuries and violence.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: thaegerich@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Tamara M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Haegerich
authors.affiliation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Dahlberg
authors.affiliation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Grant T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.affiliation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sleet
authors.affiliation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Arlene I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Greenspan
authors.affiliation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Degutis
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006078:Government Programs; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D011634:Public Health; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*