CSN offers technical assistance to state and jurisdiction health departments to increase their capacity to address childhood injuries and violence. We provide technical assistance on a wide range of injury prevention topics and in a variety of capacity building areas. We are available for consultation by telephone and email and, in some situations, are available for presentations at meetings and conferences.
Here are a few ways we can help you.
Data Analysis
CSN can provide:
- Comparisons of your state’s injury data to national data
- Advice on what data your state should be collecting
- Cost data on childhood injuries in your state
- Cost-savings data on injury prevention programs
- Strategies for explaining injury data to policy makers and non-public health audiences
- Information on which populations in your state and nationally are most vulnerable to particular injuries
Capacity Building
CSN can provide:
- Guidance on the process of strategic planning for your state injury and violence prevention program
- Ideas for leveraging funding
- Strategies for building and maintaining partnerships
- Examples of successful legislation and policies
- Consultation on the evaluation of your injury prevention programs and partnerships
Best Practices and Research
CSN can provide you with:
- Examples of best practices and model programs implemented at the state and local level
- Information on the initiatives of national organizations
- Literature searches on specific injury prevention topics
