Welcome to the Unintentional Injury Prevention Website developed by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and the Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE), with technical assistance from the CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This site was designed to help strengthen the relationship between health education, behavioral science and unintentional inj ury prevention and includes a wide range of resources including general information, funding resources, and useful contacts. 

Funding for this site was provided through the CDC/DHPE Cooperative Agreement NoU50/CCU12359 and the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention of the CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

SOPHE is an independent, international, professional association comprised of a diverse membership, a network of local chapters, and numerous partnerships with other organizations. SOPHE's mission is to provide leadership to the health education profession and to contribute to the health of all people through advances in health education theory and research, excellence in health education practice, and promotion of public policies conducive to health. Visit www.sophe.org for more information.

DHPE's  mission is to promote health promotion and health education as core disciplines of public health practice by advocating strategies to address the nation's leading health problems. Members represent directors of health promotion and health education at state health departments, US Territories, and Indian Health Service areas. The association prides itself on its leadership role in proactively shaping public policy by advocating priorities and enhanced resources for health education and health promotion. DHPE annually sponsors the National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion.  For more information, visit their website at www.dhpe.org.

DUIP's research and prevention programs target two types of unintentional injury: (1) transportation injuries, such as those related to older drivers with medical impairments, young drivers, alcohol impaired drivers, and pedestrians; and (2) home and recreation related injuries,  such as those related to falls among older adults, residential fires, bicycle related injuries, and playground or sports related injuries.   Injuries among high-risk populations are a special focus.



Acknowledgements:

We wish to acknowledge David Sleet, Ph.D. (Project Officer) and Krista Hopkins, MPH (ASPH Fellow) at CDC for their technical assistance with the development of this website.  Jim Cummings and Eleanor Dixon-Terry, MPH of SOPHE and DHPE are acknowledged for their work on the formatting and implementation of the website.