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DIVP is a division of the Virginia Department of Health that focuses on the prevention of unintentional, intentional and self-inflicted injuries. View the Summary of Programs

 
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bulletDog Bite Injury Update Report - An estimated 4,346 people were seen in an emergency department/urgent care center for a dog bite injury in 2007.   Thirty-one percent were children 14 and under.  Read more.
 
bulletGRANT ALERT: Safe Schools and Safe Students in Virginia Mini-Grant Opportunity for Virginia Schools. Click here for details.
 
bullet Comment on the Virginia Unintentional Injury Prevention Strategic Plan:
2008-2013 Click here...
 
bulletChild Passenger Safety Week 2008
September 21st – 28th 2008
Child Passenger Safety Week 2008 September 21st – 28th 2008 Through education, training, enforcement, and community outreach, Virginia Department of Health seeks to ensure that all children ages 0-16 are properly restrained in an appropriate restraint system for their age and size every time they travel in a motor vehicle. While great progress has been achieved in recent years in preventing child occupant deaths and injuries, and increasing the correct use of child safety seats, booster seats and safety belts motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death among children.
 

bullet2007 Annual Reports: These reports highlight the accomplishments of the programs in the Division of Injury and Violence Prevention during 2007
-Unintentional Injury Prevention Program
-School-Based Injury Prevention Program
-Sexual Violence Prevention Program
-Suicide Prevention Program
-Project RADAR Program
 
bulletVDH Launches Injury Prevention Media Campaign for Parents and Caregivers
 
 
 

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Virginia Injury Prevention Network
Virginia Injury Prevention Plan (VIPP)
Community Injury Prevention Projects
Get Alarmed, Virginia!
Buckle Up Virginia!
Low Income Safety Seat Program
Bike Smart, Virginia!
School-Based Injury Prevention
Sexual Violence Prevention
Men Ending Violence
Statutory Rape Prevention
Youth Suicide Prevention
Youth Violence and Bullying Prevention Project
Project RADAR: Domestic Violence Prevention
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