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Facts

Death Rate Distribution
Injury death rates are lower among children 6-11 years of age than any other age group, 6 deaths per 100,000 population, and highest, at close to 300 deaths per 100,000 population, among persons aged 85 and older. Source: CDC/NCHS, Bergen G,Chen LH, Warner M, Fingerhut LA. Injury in the United States: 2007. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2008


Advocacy and Public Policy

SAVIR Advocacy and Public Policy Committee

Charges of this Committee are:

(1) To actively promote injury research;
(2) To pro-actively collect and disseminate injury research findings.  
(3) To partner with organizations to produce materials that educate the public and policymakers;
(4) To develop new liaisons with other public and private organizations; and
(5) To translate injury research into meaningful education for policymakers and other stakeholders.