Ann Dellinger, PhD, MPHChief

Home, Recreation and Transportation Safety BranchDivision of Unintentional Injury Prevention

May 13, 2015

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention: What Works?

What Can We Do For You?

Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention

WE KNOW QUITE A BIT ABOUT WHAT WORKS Decades of research has led

to scientifically rigorous results

Transportation and Health sectors make this a priority

Results of effective strategies are quickly evident = you can document your success

The field is large and varied, so how do you decide what to address?

How Many Lives Can You Save? How About Costs?

Who Is Most At Risk?

Those not using belts or seats

American Indian/Alaska Native populations

Teen drivers and passengers

Drinking drivers & those riding with them

Online Query Tool

Motor Vehicle: Prioritizing Interventions and Cost Calculator for States = MVPICCS

State Fact Sheets for Restraint Use and Alcohol Impaired Driving

Coming Soon

Ignition interlock – best practices manual State cost fact sheets updates Tribal fact sheets

Colorado Georgia

Has taken on their own state winnable battles

State health and transportation sectors have joined up to tackle road safety

DOT funding to health dept. to support a staff person

Launched “Give Kids a Boost”

community educationcampaign

Trained state patrol officers on

how to use child safety seats

Georgia was the first stateWhere every state trooper

is aCertified child passengersafety technician

Tribal Successes