Injury is the leading killer of Americans in the first four decades of life and the leading cause of years of potential life lost before age 65. It is a significant public health problem that sends 1 person in 10 to emergency departments each year and costs the nation more than $260 billion annually. CDC has produced a blueprint to prevent injuries and their resulting disabilities, deaths, and costs.
CDC developed the CDC Injury Research Agenda with extensive input from its academic research centers, national nonprofit organizations, and other federal agencies with a stake in injury prevention. The agenda will guide research in seven key areas of injury prevention and control:
Acute care, disability, and rehabilitation — because progress in controlling injuries is inextricably linked to the nation's ability to treat the injured and help them recover.
The agenda identifies CDC's highest priorities for each area — those research issues that CDC must address to fulfill its public health responsibilities. The research agenda focuses on answering the questions that will result in the most rapid impact on preventing injuries and reducing their consequences. Thus, many of the research issues of highest priority relate to evaluating interventions and understanding how to ensure that effective interventions are widely used.
The CDC Injury Research Agenda provides a catalyst for moving injury research forward. By defining research needs in a diverse field, CDC expects to maximize efficient and effective use of resources and encourage collaboration among researchers and practitioners.
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For more information, contact Media Relations at CDC's Injury Center, 770-488-4902.
