Public Health 390D - Principles Injury Prevntn/Ctrl

Provides a foundation for future work in the field of injury prevention and an opportunity to apply policy analysis skills to a specific public health problem. Familiarizes students with sources of injury data and discusses the methodological considerations essential to conducting or critically assessing epidemiological studies of injuries. Introduces an injury prevention framework in the context of behavioral, social, biomechanical, technological, and economic aspects of prevention. Presents the major causes of injury and addresses the policy issues that arise from prevention efforts.