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Title: NHTSA AND CDC TEAM UP TO STUDY INJURY
Accession Number: 00486197
Record Type: Component
Digital Copy: Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: In 1985 the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Trauma Research recommended a 3-yr pilot program of research on injury epidemiology, injury prevention, injury biomechanics, acute care, and rehabilitation. This pilot project, which featured the creation of the Division of Injury Epidemiology and Control (DIEC) within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), was funded in an unusual way: primary funding came from NHTSA and secondary funding from CDC general appropriations. DIEC's initial research strategy focused on epidemiology, surveillance, data analysis and documentation as necessary elements in the foundation of the planned national injury control program. Another major portion of the organization's efforts involved extramural grants of 2 types, awards for Injury Prevention Research Centers and subsidies for investigator-initiated R&D projects. Project proposals far exceeded expectations (39 for Centers and 381 for R&D). Intramural research, development, and outreach programs were equally active; several of these projects are particularly important to highwway transportation. In 1987 the National Academy of Sciences was asked to review the pilot program, which they did, making recommendations for several changes. The program is now funded through the Department of Health and Human Services at $20 million per year. NHTSA has contributed $1.75 million for biomechanics projects in 1989.
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: p. 15-16
Publication Date: 1989-7
Serial: Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I84: Personal Injuries
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM
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