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Florida Injury Prevention Advisory Council

Note: As of July 1, 2012, the Office of Injury Prevention became the Injury Prevention Program. Documents and activities finalized prior to this date will retain "Office of Injury Prevention".

Overview

Recognizing that injuries are the leading cause of death among Floridians ages 1–44 and the third leading cause of death overall, after heart disease and cancer, the Department of Health’s Injury Prevention Program has established the following long-term goals:

  • Create a defined structure with clear statutory authority and funding for injury prevention activities.
  • Provide injury surveillance data to support state and local injury prevention programs.
  • Create a high profile for the department’s injury prevention program and increase awareness of injury as a public health problem, focusing on the perception that injuries are preventable.
  • Ensure that injury prevention activities are responsive to Florida’s diverse population, especially high-risk groups based on age, gender, disability, ethnicity, geographical locations and socio-economic status.

In 2003, the Office of Injury Prevention (now the Injury Prevention Program) provided the leadership to create a strategic injury prevention plan that serves as a road map for future efforts to reduce Florida’s injury burden. The Office began a strategic planning process involving more than 220 injury prevention advocates to draft the 2004–2008 Florida Injury Prevention Strategic Plan and supporting action plans. The 2004–2008 Florida Injury Prevention Advisory Council (FIPAC) provided input regarding the implementation of the 2004–2008 Florida Injury Prevention Strategic Plan which was concluded in late 2008; 74% of the plan was implemented. This state injury prevention plan was referred to as a "model" plan by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other injury prevention organizations.

Vision: Florida: an injury-free state. Mission: To reduce Florida’s injury burden through leadership, education, and policy.

In 2008, as in 2003 for the 2004–2008 Florida Injury Prevention Strategic Plan, the Office brought together state and local injury prevention partners to develop the 2009–2013 Strategic Plan. The 2009–2013 FIPAC was appointed to provide injury prevention research and practice expertise, serve in an advisory capacity to assist in developing and implementing best practices, and to assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of the 2009–2013 Strategic Plan. Appointed council members and goal team members are assigned to one of the Strategic Plan’s five prioritized goals. This group of approximately 50 individuals includes representatives from six key state agencies, the medical community, injury prevention advocacy groups and non-profit agencies, university systems, research facilities, county health departments, laypersons, law enforcement, and health educators/injury prevention specialists.

*Note: As of July 1, 2012, the Office of Injury Prevention became the Injury Prevention Program. Documents and activities finalized prior to this date will retain "Office of Injury Prevention".

Image of the 2009–2013 Strategic Plan

2009–2013

2009 Documents

2010 Documents

2011 Documents

Image of the 2004–2008 Strategic Plan

2004–2008

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Next Meeting

The next FIPAC meeting will be held
October 1 – 2, 2012,
in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this program by phone or in writing.

If you are interested in participating in the upcoming meeting, or for more information, contact the Injury Prevention Program or call (850)245-4440.

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Meeting Minutes

*Note: As of July 1, 2012, the Office of Injury Prevention became the Injury Prevention Program. Documents and activities finalized prior to this date will retain "Office of Injury Prevention".

2012

2011

2009

2008

2007

2006

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