Lori Haskett Director 1000 SW Jackson - Suite 230 Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: 785-296-8163 Fax: 785-296-8645

Jamie Lloyd Simpson Disability Program Coordinator 1000 SW Jackson - Suite 230 Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: 785-296-7990 Fax: 785-296-8645

Unintentional injury and violence comprise one of seven statewide public health priorities in Kansas. To prevent injuries, the state must assess the context in which injuries occur, analyze trends and related factors, develop policy based on sound science, and educate the Kansas community about the serious nature of injuries as well as proven interventions for prevention. The Kansas Injury Prevention Steering Committee, representing a wide range of Kansas organizations and government agencies, has identified 14 injury issues for state injury prevention efforts. These injury issues include both specific injury areas and circumstances that predispose Kansans to injury. The state capacity planning document describes these 14 injury issues and identifies one to two long-term Kansas specific objectives for each.

Each injury issue highlighted in this plan requires a more detailed analysis of the impact of injury and strategies for intervention. The Office of Injury and Disability Prevention Programs (OIDP) at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide this analysis and to continue to build the state’s capacity for injury prevention through 2010.

July 26, 2007 Suicide Prevention Symposium

• Kansas Suicide Symposium Report
• Registration Form
• Briefing Materials

July 19, 2006 Booster Seat Injury Prevention Symposium

• Basic Child Passenger Safety - 101 Class
• Child Passenger Safety Law Update
• A CPS Project to Promote Safe Travel of Elementary School Children
• Preventable Childhood Injuries

Injury Prevention State Plan

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