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Center for Injury Prevention and Recovery

Mission
To ensure the health and safety of all Mississippians by preventing injuries and overdoses, reducing violence, and promoting community well-being.

Vision
A Mississippi where every person can live a safe and healthy life, free from preventable harm.

Injury and Violence Prevention

Injury and violence are leading causes of death and disability across Mississippi. Our programs address the root causes of trauma and promote safe, healthy environments for all Mississippians.

Programs

Mississippi is one of 26 states funded under the Core State Injury Prevention Program (CSIPP) grant from CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. The Office of Injury and Violence Prevention implements programs for the four CSIPP focus areas as well as other injury and violence prevention programs. More about the Core SIPP →

Injury Prevention

Core prevention and protection programs

Violence Prevention

Data and surveillance programs

Reports and Data

Partners

Mississippi Bureau of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics
County Health Departments
MSDH Office of Maternal and Child Health
State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS)

Injury and Violence Prevention Work Group (ODPHP)
Brain Injury Association of Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Safe States Alliance
Mississippi Department of Mental Health
Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office
Law Enforcement Agencies
Hospitals and Emergency Departments
Coroners
Mississippi Office of Highway Safety
Hospitals (Birthing Centers)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Injury and Violence Prevention and Control
Safe Kids Worldwide

Contact

MSDH Office of Injury and Violence Prevention
713 S. Pear Orchard Rd
Plaza 1, Suite 104
Ridgeland, MS 39157

Office Director: April Smith
Phone: 601-206-1013
E-mail: April.Smith1@msdh.ms.gov

Find this page at https://msdh.ms.gov/page/43,0,98.html

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Links referenced on this page
More about the Core SIPP →		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,98,1104,html ok
Adverse Childhood Experiences (CSIPP)		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,98,1093,html ok
Traumatic Brain Injury (CSIPP)		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,98,654,html ok
Transportation Safety (CSIPP)		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,98,483,html ok
Suicide Prevention (CSIPP)		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,98,1060,html ok
Occupant Protection (Child Passenger Safety)		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,0,98,1074,html ok
Advancing Violence Epidemiology in Real Time (MS-AVERT)		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/31,0,450,html ok
Mississippi Violent Death Reporting System (MS-VDRS)		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/31,0,421,html ok
Mississippi Core SIPP Data Maps 2024		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,21930,98,pdf/Injury%20map%20series%202024%2Epdf
Data Overview: Adverse Childhood Experiences in Mississippi 2023-2024		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,21477,98,pdf/Mississippi%20ACEs%202024%2Epdf
Fact Sheet: Motor Vehicle Deaths 2020-2024		http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/43,21856,98,pdf/Motor%20Vehicle%20Deaths%20Factsheet%202020%2D2024%2Epdf
April.Smith1@msdh.ms.gov		mailto:April.Smith1@msdh.ms.gov