Injury Prevention
Trauma is the leading cause of death for people 45 years and younger in the U.S. Every year, 150,000+ deaths and over 3 million non-fatal injuries occur.
Most if not all of these injuries can be prevented, and many lives saved, by practicing the following, well-established and relatively inexpensive injury prevention strategies.
Adult Focus Areas
Visit CDCs STEADI - Older Adult Fall Prevention and Ride Smart Florida for more information.
Distracted Driving
Kids Focus Areas
Visit Injury Free Coalition for Kids and Safe Kids Worldwide for more information.
Bicycle Safety Resources
Did you know that in 2024 there were 2,282 children in bicycle crashes in Florida, resulting in 1,106 serious bodily injuries and 44 fatalities?
Car Seat Safety Resources
Did you know In 2022, there were 85 child passenger fatalities due to vehicle crashes in Florida, of these fatalities, almost 50 percent were not wearing any type of restraint?
Fall Prevention Resources
Motor Vehicle Safety Resources
Did you know that in 2022,119,903 children ages 0 to 17 were involved in a motor vehicle crash in Florida as either a passenger, driver, or pedestrian, resulting in 1,220 serious bodily injuries and 156 fatalities?
Poison Prevention Resources
Did you know that poisoning is now a leading cause of injury death in Florida, and that children under 5 years of age are the group most likely to have an accidental poisoning, which can impact a child’s normal growth and development?
Safe Infant Sleep Resources
Did you know that children under the age of one represent nearly 100% of unsafe sleep fatalities in Florida, making unsafe sleep a leading cause of preventable infant death in our state?
Water Safety Resources
Did you know that Florida is 2nd in the nation for drowning deaths of children ages 1-4 years of age from 2018-2021 and ranks 5th in the U.S. for unintentional drowning deaths?
- Drowning Prevention (download poster or rack card)
- Pool Safety Checklist
Injury Prevention Resources