State of State Health Department Injury and Violence Prevention Program Capacity

The State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA) will introduce the STIPDA State of the States project – the association's premiere assessment of capacity among state injury and violence prevention (IVP) programs in the US. The State of the States survey continues to build upon STIPDA's work to develop infrastructure in the field of injury and violence prevention. The findings and recommendations in this report provide key information that will be used to educate federal, state and local prevention partners of the need for comprehensive injury and violence prevention programs grounded in a public health approach and located within state health departments.  During this session, STIDPA will discuss findings, potential implications for the field of injury and violence prevention practice and next steps.