Inventory of Federal Data Systems in the United States for Injury Surveillance, Research and Prevention Activities

This report provides the results of a data inventory of 31 federally funded national data systems that obtain information on injury mortality, morbidity, or risk factors. The Directory of Abbreviations provides a listing of the acronyms and names of these data systems and the federal agencies that operate them. The acronyms are used throughout the inventory in reference to their respective data system. The Executive Summary presents the purpose, highlights, information gaps, and future directions for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. The Introduction addresses the magnitude of the injury problem and the purpose of this inventory. The Methods section presents the inclusion criteria and the methods used in conducting this inventory. The Summary of Findings section presents descriptions of national data systems, system characteristics, and available data. The National Data Systems section presents the name and address of the responsible federal agency and a brief overview, as well as information on uses and limitations of each data system. The Summary Tables provide details about the characteristics and injury-related data for each data system. The Appendix provides the data collection instrument used for this inventory. The intention of this report is to serve as a resource document on existing injury data systems for public health professionals and injury researchers and help them identify information gaps and future directions for improving data useful for research, policy decisions, public education, and the development and evaluation of effective injury prevention programs.