Unintentional Injury Prevention
The Injury Prevention Program works to prevent injury related hospitalizations and deaths by supporting proven and promising evidence based injury prevention strategies at the state and local levels and by increasing the number of organizations and agencies committed to working on injury prevention.
Key National Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Injury Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/injury/
Safe Kids USA http://www.usa.safekids.org/
Harborview: Injury Prevention and Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/
Injury Free Coalition for Kids http://www.injuryfree.org/about.cfm
Prevent Injuries VA Email List
Subscribe to receive electronic updates on injury related research, reports, conferences, trainings, webinars, resources and funding opportunities. Send an email to Heather.Board@vdh.virginia.gov with the subject line "Subscribe".
Contact Us:
Heather Funkhouser Board, MPH
Injury Prevention Program Supervisor
Phone: 804-864-7738; Email: Heather.Board@vdh.virginia.gov
Amanda Davani, MS
Outreach and Education Coordinator
Phone: 804-864-7734; Email: Amanda.Davani@vdh.virginia.gov
Shannon Wright
Child Passenger Safety Program Coordinator
Phone: 804-864-7743; Email: Shannon.Wright@vdh.virginia.gov
Marcia Franchok-Hill
Low Income Safety Seat Program Coordinator
Phone: 804-864-7737; Email: Marcia.Franchok-Hill@vdh.virginia.gov
Tobey Allen
Safety Seat Inspection Coordinator
Phone: 804-864-7747; Email: Tobey.Allen@vdh.virginia.gov
Information Line: 1-800-732-8333
Email: injury@vdh.virginia.gov
Phone: (804) 864-7732
