Mission: The Division of Injury & Violence Prevention is dedicated to reducing injuries to North Dakotans through leadership, education, resources and policy.
Programs within the division include:
Unintentional Injury Prevention Program: The overall goal of this program is to reduce unintentional injuries to North Dakotans, with special emphasis on children and women. The program uses a variety of best practice strategies to promote the health and safety to all North Dakotans.
Publication/Resource Topics:
- Bike Safety
- Child Fatality Review Panel
- Concussions
- Fireworks Safety
- National Poison Prevention Week, March 15 - 21, 2020
- Playground Safety
- Poison Prevention
- Consumer Product Safety
- Stepping On
Child Passenger Safety Program
The goal of the Child Passenger Safety Program is to decrease injuries and death to children due to motor vehicle crash events. The program uses a variety of best practice strategies, including data collection and analysis, design and development of initiatives, training and technical assistance, policy and advocacy, and evaluation.
Cribs for Kids
Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis Program
- The overall goal is to reduce domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking crimes in North Dakota.
