Alabama – Phase Two Profile

Injury Prevention Division, Bureau of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease, Alabama Department of Public Health
Melissa Kahn
Address: 201 Monroe Street, Suite 980
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-206-5541
Fax: 334-206-2059
E-mail:molmstead@adph.state.al.us
Website: www.adph.org/injuryprevention

CDC Project Officer:

 
Phase Two Milestones

• Assessed 5 out of the 11 core data sets.
  

Program Highlights

Technical assistance provided by the state:

• Responds to requests from hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and local media that come to the Alabama Trauma Registry, within the Injury Prevention Division.

Injury activities initiated within the state:

• Organized a Suicide Task Force.
• Organized a Fire Prevention Advisory Council.
• Worked with the Division of Chronic Disease on the Smart Growth initiative to develop new strategies to reduce obesity and injuries among children.
• Developing a hospital discharge database in collaboration with the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA).
• Working with Injury Advisory Council.

Evaluation activities within the state:

• Conducted an inventory of injury prevention and control programs of state agencies.
  

Additional Information

• Collaborators
   
• Upcoming Events and Publications
   
• Injury Publications