INJURY PREVENTION CENTER - Arkansas Children's Hospital

Figure 2GOAL STATEMENT INDICATOR BASELINE GOAL2006 2011 2014Reduce injury death rate for children ages 0-19 Injury death rate for AR 33.7 30 25in Arkansaschildren ages 0-19 per100,000 population(Source: CDC)Reduce injury hospitalizations for children ages Number of injury 2,744 2,528 2,4000-19 in Arkansas hospitalizations for ARchildren ages 0-19(Source: AR Department of Health)Injury fatality and hospitalization rates for children will only improve with concerted efforts to improve safetybehaviors. The IPC utilizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s four-step, public health approach toprevention.1. DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM AND PERFORM SURVEILLANCE.The IPC knows the burden injuries place on our children and families and has identified the injury mechanismswhich are particularly an issue in Arkansas. We continually review the injury surveillance data and use theexisting and emerging issues to guide our efforts.2. IDENTIFY CAUSES AND RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS.The IPC analyzes injuries for children to distinguish what puts them at risk and what can be changed to eitherprevent the injury or improve the outcome. The IPC only promotes evidence-based and best-practicerecommendations in our education efforts.3. DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE PREVENTION STRATEGIES.Education programs are tracked for proxy measures such as numbers reached and evaluated for increases inparticipant knowledge. Our research efforts are designed to evaluate novel education strategies to increasesafety knowledge and behaviors.4. DISSEMINATE AND ENSURE WIDE SPREAD ADOPTION.The IPC works with our community partners to implement evidence-based programs, provide best-practicerecommendations, and advocate for impactful legislation.Our vision of children leading safe and healthy lives in Arkansas will only be accomplished by following this fourstepprocess. Moment by moment, we are monitoring the problem, coordinating with communities, reviewing bestpractices, evaluating interventions, and offering solutions. It only takes a moment for the unthinkable to happen, butit also only takes a moment to practice safety and prevention.MISSION AND VISIONMISSIONTo reduce child injury, death, and disability in Arkansas through service, education, innovative research, andadvocacy.VISIONChildren leading safe and healthy lives in Arkansas.2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT 5