Public Safety and Injury Prevention

The Department supports injury prevention and intervention programs that are designed to reach those at greatest risk of falling, through multiple-component and evidence-based prevention programs.  

Injury Prevention Related Resources 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Fact Sheets and Resources – Falls for Older Adults 
• Brain Injury Association of Florida– works with community based agencies and organizations to increase awareness of the risks and consequences of brain injury among Florida’s elders. 

• Motor Vehicle and Pedestrian Crashes 
  • Florida GrandDriver Program

• Falls 
  • Preventing Falls Among Older Adults – Center for Disease Control and Prevention 
  • Fall Prevention Center of Excellence 

• Fire and Safety 
  • U.S. Fire Administration 

• Injuries and Violence 
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Traumatic Brain Injury 
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Programs in Brief 
  • Florida Department of Health Office of Injury Prevention