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CDC's Injury Center: Putting Science into Action
For more than 20 years, CDC’s Injury Center has helped protect Americans from injury and violence. We work to understand how injury and violence impact all of us and what we can do to prevent it.

What We Do

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Addressing Urgent Threats
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Preventing Violence
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Protecting Youth
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Preventing Injury

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About the Injury Center

Read about the Center’s approach, focus areas, and leadership.

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Research & Science

Learn about our research priorities and Injury Control Research Centers.

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Budget

View a breakdown of the Injury Center’s fiscal year funding allocations.

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Funded Programs

Learn how we collaborate with national organizations, state health agencies and other key groups.

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Data, Statistics, and Reporting

Access our research and surveillance tools.

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Newsroom

Read about our latest news and media resources.

Features

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Tips for Driving Safely During the Holiday Season

In the United States, motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for people age 1‒54,1 and about 36,100 people were killed in crashes in 2019.2 Early estimates indicate that crash deaths increased to 38,680 in 2020—a 7% increase in deaths, despite people driving less.3

Motor vehicle crash deaths and injuries can be prevented. Always buckle up, drive at safe speeds, and never drive impaired to help everyone stay safe on the road during the holiday season.

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What We Know about Marijuana

Marijuana—also known as cannabis, weed, pot, or dope—refers to the dried flowers, leaves, stems, and seeds of the cannabis plant.

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#TakeAStand Against Domestic Violence

Intimate partner violence is a serious public health problem that affects millions of Americans.

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Injury Center in Action
Overdose Prevention for States
Data Science and Public Health
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Core State Violence and Injury Prevention Program (Core SVIPP)
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Tribal Violence & Injury
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Opioid Funding
Tools and Training
Tools
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VetoViolence

The CDC VetoViolence website has violence prevention tools, trainings, and resources for public health practitioners.

Tools

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Dating Matters

Dating Matters focuses on teaching 11-14 year olds healthy relationship skills before they start dating and reducing behaviors that increase the risk for dating violence, like substance abuse and sexual risk-taking.

Tools

Resources
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CDC Heads Up

Learn to recognize, respond to, and minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury.

Resources

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Applying CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids

This interactive online training series helps healthcare providers apply CDC’s recommendations in clinical settings through patient scenarios, videos, knowledge checks, tips, and resources.

Guidelines

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Page last reviewed: December 1, 2021
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control