Data and Research Links

General Injury Research Resources

Virginia

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Reports - http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/medExam/reports.htm

Virginia Poison Control Centers:

Virginia Poison Center -  http://www.poison.vcu.edu
Blue Ridge Poison Center - http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/brpc/
National Capital Poison Center - http://www.poison.org/

Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance – http://www.vsdvalliance.org/

Virginia Department of Fire Programs - http://www.vafire.com/index.htm

National

CDC Center for Injury Prevention and Control Publications -
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/pubs.htm

Children’s Safety Network Publications -
http://notes.edc.org/HHD/CSN/csnpubs.nsf/cb5858598bf707d58525686d005ec222?OpenView

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Center for Statistics and Analysis -
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.a0bd5d5a23d09ec24ec86e10dba046a0/

SafetyLit – SafetyLit staff and volunteers regularly examine more than 500 journals and reports from government agencies and organizations.  http://www.safetylit.org/

Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) - http://www.savirweb.org/

Suicide Prevention Resources Center (SPRC) - http://www.sprc.org/

Other Health-Related Resources

Virginia

Virginia Health Statistics - http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/healthstats/stats.asp

The Virginia Atlas of Community Health- http://www.vahealthycommunities.com

Voices for Virginia’s Children - http://www.vakids.org

National

ChildStats.gov – This web site offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.  http://www.childstats.gov/index.asp

The National Priorities Project – Create your own tables, graphs, and reports with state and county data on needs and federal expenditures.  http://database.nationalpriorities.org/

The Office of Women’s Health: Quick Health Data Online - http://www.healthstatus2010.com/owh/index.html

Child Trends Data Bank – The one-stop-shop for the trends and research on over 80 key indicators of child and youth well-being.  http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/

The Kaiser Family Foundation: State Health Facts - http://www.statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi

State Epidemiological Data System (SEDS) – This web site makes epidemiological data available to states for purposes of substance abuse prevention needs assessment, planning, and monitoring.  http://www.epidcc.samhsa.gov/