The purpose of the Oklahoma Pediatric Injury Control Project was to increase the functional capacity of the Maternal and Child Health Service of the Oklahoma State Department of Health to address the problem of pediatric injuries. The objectives of the project address the leading causes of childhood mortality in Oklahoma - motor vehicle crashes, submersions and burns. The overall methodology focused on utilization of intra- and interagency coalitions. Specific strategies included car seat loaner programs, drowning and burn prevention education activities, and smoke alarm programs. The project successfully carried out objectives related to prevention of motor vehicle injuries, drowning and burns. By empowering collaborating agencies and programs, the project has assured continuation of a focus on prevention of pediatric injuries in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Pediatric Injury Control Project
1994
20 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Human Resources , Public health , Injuries , Preventive medicine , Children , Oklahoma , State programs , Motor vehicle accidents , Drowning(Suffocation) , Burns(Injuries) , Public health education , Poisons , Morbidity , Mortality , Fire detection systems , Safety devices , Child safety seats
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