HEC2: Accidents and Injuries

Outcomes

• Unintentional fatal injury rates
  • Total
  • % involving alcohol
  • Age/gender distribution
  • Seasonal distribution
  • Cause (fall, poisoning, etc.)
• Unintentional non-fatal injury rates
  • Total
  • % involving alcohol
  • Age/gender distribution
  • Seasonal distribution
  • Cause (fall, poisoning, etc.)
• Intentional fatal injury rates
  • Homicide
  • Suicide
  • % involving alcohol
• Intentional non-fatal injury rates
  • Attempted Homicide
  • Attempted Suicide
  • % involving alcohol

Determinants

• Community alcohol policies
• Presence of law enforcement
• Presence of community public safety program
• Anticipated changes in traffic
• Time to emergency services

Commonly used data sources

• Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics
• Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office
• Alaska Department of Public Safety, Division of Alaska State Troopers, Detachments
• Alaska Department of Public Safety, Uniformed Crime Reports
• Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
• Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting Program
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium EpiCenter
• Alaska Trauma Registry
• Alaska Village Public Safety Officer Program
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC WONDER