Public Safety and Injury Prevention

The Department supports injury prevention and intervention programs that are designed to reach those at greatest risk of falling, through multiple-component and evidence-based prevention programs. The Department partners with the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Injury Prevention.

Injury Prevention Related Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Fact Sheets and Resources – Falls for Older Adults
• Brain Injury Association of Florida– works with community based agencies and organizations to increase awareness of the risks and consequences of brain injury among Florida’s elders.
• Motor Vehicle and Pedestrian Crashes
  • Florida GrandDriver Program
• Falls
  • Preventing Falls Among Older Adults – Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Fall Prevention Center of Excellence
  • Prevent Falls
• Fire and Safety
  • U.S. Fire Administration
• Home Safety
  • Home Safety Council – Includes a home safety encyclopedia with plenty of tips on disaster preparedness, fire safety, home security, child safety, etc. Current features include The State of Home Safety, Plan Your Escape, and games to teach safety to children.
• Injuries and Violence
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Programs in Brief
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Spinal Cord Injury and Prevention
  • Florida Department of Health Office of Injury Prevention