Injury and Violence Prevention and Control

The Facts Hurt: A State-By-State Injury Prevention Policy Report gave a scathing insight into the situation present in each state concerning injury prevention. While there are some states that scored less than five in the scale for injury prevention, New York was ranked among the top tire states scoring nine out of the possible 10 among the key indicators for state injury prevention (Trust for America’s Health 12).Injury and Violence Prevention and Control

A comparison of the state of New York and others indicates that while some states continue to lag behind in the implementation of the key indicators of injury prevention, others are doing pretty well. California, for example, was ranked top with New York, scoring nine out of the possible 10 points in the prevention indicators. The 10 indicators include law provisions for seat belts, driving under alcohol influence, motorcycle helmets, booster seats, bicycle helmets, intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, concussion, accidental prescription drug overdose and Ecodes (Trust for America’s Health 14).

Montana, with the second highest injury-related death rate scored two on intimate partner violence and accidental prescription drug overdose. This is in comparison to New York that scored a nine, missing out only on the teen dating violence indicator. Connecticut on the other hand, had an above average score of seven, with no laws for motorcycle helmets, booster seats and teen dating violence. A comparison between Florida and New York put New York above Florida with New York’s nine weighing down Florida’s score of six (Trust for America’s Health 14). Florida therefore has no provisions for drunk driving, motorcycle helmets, booster seats and teen dating violence.Injury and Violence Prevention and Control