Kentucky Injury Prevention
and Research Center

Goal: To increase knowledge and awareness of the injury problem in Kentucky and to impart skills and strategies to reduce this problem.

Enabling Strategies:

• Data Dissemination.
• Training.
• Consulting.
• Internships.
• Injury Prevention Courses.

Effectiveness Indicators:

• Working relationships with new groups.
• Collaborative grant proposals.
• Peer-reviewed publications.
• College of Public Health course and curriculum development.
• Student involvement.
• Continuing education.

Goal: To increase KIPRC’s recognition and visibility as an injury prevention leader.

Enabling Strategies:

• Market name awareness and content.
• Publicize accomplishments.
• Expand network.

Goal: To establish and maintain effective leadership and process.

Enabling Strategies:

• Increase staff support.
• Increase stable funding.
• Continuous quality improvement.

Goal: To impact injury legislation.

Enabling Strategies:

• Stabilize funding.
• Support mandatory data reporting.
• Support booster seat legislation.
• Modify existing graduated driver’s licensing.
• Support primary enforcement of seat belt use.

RESEARCH

Goal: To increase the quality and quantity of KIPRC research.

Enabling Strategies:

• Expand funding.
• Publish peer-reviewed articles and present findings at professional conferences.
• Attract, develop and retain high quality researchers.

Goal: To implement new and improve existing community-based intervention programs.

Enabling Strategies:

• Assess needs.
• Build relationships with community.
• Pursue funding.
• Identify and implement intervention.
• Evaluate the intervention.