Annotation: The Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center (SCIPRC), one of eleven national injury control centers designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a multidisciplinary academic and community effort that brings together public health scientists, clinicians, social scientists, and other injury specialists. The center works to reduce injury among ethnic and racial minorities, people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, and other underserved Southern California populations. It sponsors research on applications of biomechanics, rehabilitation, acute care, and epidemiology in the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of intentional injuries (assaults, self-inflicted wounds) and unintentional injuries (motor vehicles, occupational and domestic exposures). Services to consumers include publications and reference information. The center sponsors conferences, training seminars and workshops. Publications include a catalog.
Keywords: Advocacy, California, Data, Education, Injury prevention, Injury surveillance systems, Minority groups, Program development, Research, State initiatives, Training
