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Whether intentional or unintentional, injuries can be predicted and prevented. Unintentional injuries include those that result from motor vehicle collisions (including those that involve pedestrians and bicyclists), drownings, falls, firearms, and recreational and sports-related activities.
Intentional injuries result from interpersonal or self-inflicted violence, and include homicide, assaults, suicide and suicide attempts, child abuse and neglect (including child sexual abuse), intimate partner violence, elder abuse, and sexual assault.
Florida’s Need for Injury Prevention
In 2023, (
national injury data
and
Florida CHARTS
), Florida’s ranked third for overall injury-related deaths in the U.S. (California experiencing 27,743 and Texas 22,151).
Childhood Safety and Wellness
Find more information about safe sleeping, drowning prevention, SIDS, and other child protection resources.
Emergency Safety
Learn more about safety preparations and precautions to take before and after any severe weather events or other disasters.
Fire Safety
Family Fire Safety Plan
One way to make your home safer is to have a Family Fire Safety Plan.  Make fire safety a family event by including your kids in the planning and practice. Have your kids help you test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in your home. Older kids can help make a fire escape plan the whole family can practice.
Motor Vehicle Safety
General Traffic/Motor Vehicle Safety Links
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
– Alliance of health and safety groups and insurance companies
American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2019 NHTSA Quick Facts
National Safety Council
Safety First
– Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Save A Life Tour
State Safety Office
– Florida Department of Transportation
Traffic Safety Coalition
Child Passenger Safety
Car Seat Buying Guide
Child Passenger Safety and Occupant Protection
Florida Occupant Protection Resource Center
Heatstroke Deaths of Children in Vehicles
Never Leave Your Child Alone in a Car
– Safe Kids Worldwide
Parents Central
Safety Belt Safe
Distracted Driving
Because Texting and Driving Kills
Distracted Driving
– National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Put It Down, It’s The Law
– Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Motorcycle/ATV Safety
Ride Smart Florida – Motorcycle Safety
– Florida Department of Transportation
Older Adult Driver Safety
Traffic Safety: Safe and Mobile Seniors
– Florida Department of Transportation
Teen Driver Safety
Car and Road Safety for Teens
Drive It Home
Graduated Driving Laws
– Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Teen Driving
Pedestrian Safety
General Pedestrian Safety Links
America Walks
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
Federal Highway Administration – Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
Florida Pedestrian and Bicycling Safety Resource Center
National Center for Safe Routes to School
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Partnership for Active Transportation
Pedestrian Crossing Laws: 50 State Summary
People Powered Movement
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Campaigns and Education
Alert Today Alive Tomorrow
Bicycle and Pedestrian Curricula Guide
Everyone is a Pedestrian
Florida’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Focused Initiative
Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults
Stepping Out—Mature Adults: Be Healthy Walk Safely
Reports
Bicycling and Walking in the United States Benchmarking Report
The U.S. Bicycling and Walking Benchmarking Project is an on-going effort from the Alliance for Biking and Walking to collect and analyze data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states and at least the 50 most-populated U.S. cities.
Comprehensive Study to Reduce Pedestrian Crashes in Florida
The Florida Department of Transportation created this project to improve pedestrian safety on Florida’s state roads by identifying crash patterns and contributing factors at both the statewide and site-specific level and proposing countermeasures to reduce pedestrian crashes.
Bicycle Safety
General Bicycle Safety Links
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
BikeSafe
Florida Bicycle Association
Florida Pedestrian and Bicycling Safety Resource Center
League of American Bicyclists
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Bicycles
Partnership for Active Transportation
People for Bikes
People Powered Movement
Safety Equipment Institute
Campaigns and Education
Alert Today Alive Tomorrow
Be A Roll Model
Bicycle and Pedestrian Curricula Guide
Comprehensive Bicycling Education Videos
Demonstrating Bicycle Helmet Effectiveness
Florida’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Focused Initiative
Promoting Bicycle Safety For Children: Strategies and Tools for Community Programs
Safe Kids Bike Safety Resources
SHAPE America Bike Curriculum
Reports and Data
Bicycle Helmets Save Medical Costs for Children
– Children’s Safety Network
Bicycling and Walking in the United States Benchmarking Report
– Alliance for Biking and Walking
Comprehensive Study to Reduce Pedestrian Crashes in Florida
– Florida Department of Transportation
Injury Prevention: What Works
– Children’s Safety Network
National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety
Poisoning Prevention
Hand Sanitizer Poisoning
American Association of Poison Control Centers
: 800-222-1222
The American Association of Poison Control Centers supports the nation’s 55 poison centers in their efforts to prevent and treat poison exposures. Poison centers offer free, confidential medical advice 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Florida’s Poison Control Centers
: 800-222-1222
Florida’s Poison Control Centers are dedicated to providing emergency services 24 hours a day to Florida by offering poison prevention and management information.
Data and Statistics
The
Florida Injury Surveillance System
is used to monitor the frequency of fatal and non-fatal injuries, determine the risk factors for fatal and non-fatal injuries, evaluate the completeness, timeliness, and quality of data sources, and provide information to Florida’s injury prevention community for program planning and evaluation.
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Injury Prevention
Drowning Prevention
Older Adult Falling Prevention
Rip Current Safety
Stop the Bleed
Tobacco Free Florida
Florida Clean Air Act
Eating Healthy Seafood
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Substance Use & Overdose Prevention
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Veteran Suicide Prevention
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Preventing Mosquito and Tick Bites
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AIDS Drug Assistance Program
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Violence and Injury Prevention
850-245-4455
Injury@FLHealth.gov