Injury Prevention
IVP-1 Reduce fatal and nonfatal injuries
| Baseline: |
59.2 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
53.3 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
617.6 hospitalizations for nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
555.8 hospitalizations per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
8,370.4 ED visits for nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
7,453.4 ED visits per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC/NCHS |
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IVP-2 Reduce fatal and nonfatal traumatic brain injuries
| Baseline: |
17.3 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by traumatic brain injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
15.6 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
85.6 hospitalizations for nonfatal traumatic brain injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
77.0 hospitalizations per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
407.2 ED visits for nonfatal traumatic brain injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
365.3 ED visits per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC/NCHS |
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IVP-3 Reduce fatal and nonfatal spinal cord injuries
| Baseline: |
0.53 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by spinal cord injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
0.48 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
3.6 hospitalizations for nonfatal spinal cord injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
3.2 hospitalizations per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC/NCHS |
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| Potential Data Sources: |
National Center for Child Death Review, Michigan Public Health Institute; National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Potential Data Sources: |
National Center for Child Death Review, Michigan Public Health Institute; National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
75.0 percent of States had statewide emergency department data systems that routinely collected external-cause-of-injury codes for 90 percent or more of injury-related visits (21 of 28 participating States in HCUP SEDD) in 2008
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| Target: |
85.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Projection/trend analysis |
| Data Source: |
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Emergency Department Databases (HCUP (SEDD)), AHRQ |
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| Baseline: |
66.7 percent of States had statewide hospital discharge data systems that routinely collect external-cause-of-injury codes for 90 percent or more of injury-related discharges (28 of 42 participating States in HCUP SID) in 2008
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| Target: |
85.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Projection/trend analysis |
| Data Source: |
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases (HCUP (SID)), AHRQ |
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IVP-8 Increase access to trauma care in the United States
| Baseline: |
83.1 percent of the population residing within the continental United States had access to trauma care in 2009
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| Target: |
91.4 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Trauma Information Exchange Program (TIEP), American Trauma Society (ATS) |
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| Baseline: |
28.7 percent of the land mass of the continental United States had access to trauma care in 2009
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| Target: |
31.6 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Trauma Information Exchange Program (TIEP), American Trauma Society (ATS) |
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IVP-9 Prevent an increase in poisoning deaths
| Baseline: |
13.1 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by poisonings in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
13.1 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Maintain the baseline value. |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
25.5 deaths per 100,000 population aged 35 to 54 years were caused by poisonings in 2007
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| Target: |
25.5 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Maintain the baseline value. |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
11.1 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional and undetermined poisonings in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
11.1 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Maintain the baseline value. |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
21.6 deaths per 100,000 population aged 35 to 54 years were caused by unintentional and undetermined poisonings in 2007
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| Target: |
21.6 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Maintain the baseline value. |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
304.4 nonfatal poisonings per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
304.4 nonfatal poisonings per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Maintain the baseline value. |
| Data Source: |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System -- All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC |
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Unintentional Injury Prevention
| Baseline: |
40.0 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
36.0 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
9,219.3 emergency department (ED) visits for nonfatal unintentional injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
8,297.4 injuries per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System -- All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC |
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IVP-13 Reduce motor vehicle crash-related deaths
| Baseline: |
13.8 motor vehicle traffic-related deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
12.4 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
1.3 motor vehicle crash-related deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled occurred in 2008
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| Target: |
1.2 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT/NHTSA |
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| Baseline: |
771.4 nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population were caused by motor vehicle crashes in 2008
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| Target: |
694.3 nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
General Estimates System (GES), DOT/NHTSA |
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| Baseline: |
84 percent of motor vehicle drivers and right-front seat passengers used safety belts in 2009
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| Target: |
92 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), DOT/NHTSA |
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IVP-16 Increase age-appropriate vehicle restraint system use in children
| Baseline: |
86 percent of children aged 0 to 12 months were restrained in rear-facing child safety seats in 2008
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| Target: |
95 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Survey on the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT/NHTSA |
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| Baseline: |
72 percent of children aged 1 to 3 years were restrained in front-facing child safety seats in 2008
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| Target: |
79 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Survey on the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT/NHTSA |
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| Baseline: |
43 percent of children aged 4 to 7 years were restrained in booster seats in 2008
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| Target: |
47 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Survey on the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT/NHTSA |
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| Baseline: |
78 percent of children aged 8 to 12 years used safety belts in 2008
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| Target: |
86 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Survey on the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT/NHTSA |
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| Baseline: |
32 States (including the District of Columbia) had “good” graduated driver licensing laws in 2009
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| Target: |
51 States (including the District of Columbia) |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Total coverage |
| Data Source: |
Licensing Systems for Young Drivers, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) |
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| Baseline: |
1.5 pedestrian deaths per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 2008
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| Target: |
1.4 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT/NHTSA |
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| Baseline: |
22.6 nonfatal pedestrian injuries per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 2008
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| Target: |
20.3 injuries per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
General Estimates System (GES), DOT/NHTSA |
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| Baseline: |
0.24 pedalcyclist deaths per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 2008
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| Target: |
0.22 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT/NHTSA |
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| Baseline: |
19 States (including the District of Columbia) had laws requiring bicycle helmets for bicycle riders under age 15 years in 2009
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| Target: |
27 (including the District of Columbia) |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Projection/trend analysis |
| Data Source: |
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute (BHSI) |
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| Baseline: |
67 percent of all motorcycle operators and passengers used helmets in 2009
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| Target: |
74 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), DOT/NHTSA |
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IVP-23 Prevent an increase in fall-related deaths
| Baseline: |
7.0 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by falls in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
7.0 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Maintain the baseline value. |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
45.3 deaths per 100,000 population aged 65 years and older were caused by falls in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
45.3 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Maintain the baseline value. |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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IVP-24 Reduce unintentional suffocation deaths
| Baseline: |
1.9 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional suffocation in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
1.7 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
22.5 deaths per 100,000 infants 0 to 12 months were caused by unintentional suffocation in 2007
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| Target: |
20.3 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
8.0 deaths per 100,000 population aged 65 years and older were caused by unintentional suffocation in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
7.2 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
1.2 drownings per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
1.1 drownings per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
46.6 medically consulted injuries per 1,000 population resulted from engaging in sports and exercise or leisure activities in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
41.9 injuries per 1,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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IVP-27 Increase the proportion of public and private schools that require students to wear appropriate protective gear when engaged in school-sponsored physical activities
| Baseline: |
76.8 percent of public and private schools required students to wear appropriate protective gear when engaged in physical education in 2006
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| Target: |
84.5 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCCDPHP |
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| Baseline: |
85.8 percent of public and private schools required students to wear appropriate protective gear when engaged in school-sponsored intramural activities or physical activity clubs in 2006
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| Target: |
94.4 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCCDPHP |
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| Baseline: |
0.95 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by residential fires in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
0.86 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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Violence Prevention
| Baseline: |
6.1 homicides per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
5.5 homicides per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
10.2 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
9.2 deaths per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
20.7 nonfatal firearm-related injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007
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| Target: |
18.6 injuries per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), CPSC |
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| Baseline: |
514.1 emergency department (ED) visits for nonfatal physical assault injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
462.7 injuries per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System -- All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC |
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| Baseline: |
21.3 physical assaults per 1,000 population aged 12 years and older occurred in 2008
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| Target: |
19.2 physical assaults per 1,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), DOJ/BJS |
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| Baseline: |
31.5 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they engaged in physical fighting in the previous 12 months in 2009
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| Target: |
28.4 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCCDPHP |
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| Baseline: |
19.9 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they were bullied on school property in the previous 12 months in 2009
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| Target: |
17.9 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCCDPHP |
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| Baseline: |
5.6 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they carried weapons on school property during the past 30 days in 2009
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| Target: |
4.6 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Projection/trend analysis |
| Data Source: |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCCDPHP |
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| Baseline: |
2.3 child maltreatment deaths per 100,000 children under age 18 years occurred in 2008
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| Target: |
2.1 deaths per 100,000 children |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), ACF |
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| Baseline: |
9.4 victims of nonfatal child maltreatment per 1,000 children under age 18 years were reported in 2008
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| Target: |
8.5 maltreatment victims per 1,000 children aged 17 years and under |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), ACF |
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IVP-39 (Developmental) Reduce violence by current or former intimate partners
| Potential Data Source: |
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC |
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| Potential Data Source: |
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC |
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| Potential Data Source: |
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC |
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| Potential Data Source: |
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC |
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IVP-40 (Developmental) Reduce sexual violence
| Potential Data Source: |
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC |
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| Potential Data Source: |
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC |
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| Potential Data Source: |
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance (NISVS) System, CDC, NCIPC |
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| Baseline: |
125.3 emergency department visits for nonfatal intentional self-harm injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
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| Target: |
112.8 injuries per 100,000 population |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System -- All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC |
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| Baseline: |
58.8 percent of children were exposed to any form of violence, crime, and abuse measured in 2008
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| Target: |
52.9 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), DOJ/OJJDP |
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| Baseline: |
16 States linked data on violent deaths from death certificates, law enforcement, and coroner and medical examiner reports to inform prevention efforts at the State and local levels in 2009
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| Target: |
51 States (including the District of Columbia) |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Total coverage |
| Data Source: |
National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), CDC/NCIPC |
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