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Each day in Kansas, an average of 4 people die from
injury.
Each week, on average, 28 Kansas residents die from
injury:
- 9 die in traffic crashes
- 6 die from a firearm
- 3 die from a fall
- 2 die from suffocation
- 2 die from poisoning
- 6 die from injuries related to fire, machinery or other injury
Injury prevention generally follows
three E's
Education - of the general public and targeted groups,
such as policymakers, is important in the long term prevention
of injuries
Enforcement - passage and enforcement
of laws and policies directed toward the prevention of injuries
is critical
Engineering - technology changes that
provide for a safer environment is one of the most effective
strategies (along with legislation) to prevent injuries.
For more information about the injury prevention efforts
in Kansas please visit:
http://www.kdheks.gov/idp/index.html
Injury prevention projects in Kansas Include:
- Kansas SAFE KIDS Coalition, targeting unintentional
injuries in children and youth ages 1-14.
- Kansas
Regional Injury Prevention Initiative, conducted
in partnership with the Kansas SAFE KIDS Coalition
and the Kansas Trauma Program, provides support
for injury prevention projects across the state.
- Kansas
Fire/Burn Injury Prevention Program, conducts
fire prevention education programs and installs
smoke detectors in high risk households in targeted
areas of the state.
- Prevention of Abuse and Violence
of women with disabilities partnership
grant with the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual
and Domestic Violence.
- Emergency Medical Services
for Children grant includes support for families
with special needs children and annual training/education.
- The
Rape Prevention and Education Grant funds are
for the development of primary (pre-injury) prevention
programs to decrease the incidence of sexual
violence against women. The primary focus of
the funds is for interventions focused on the
potential perpetrators of violence through activities
that change attitudes, behaviors, and environments.
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