Publications and Directories - Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control (EPIC) Branch

If you don't find what you are looking for here, try our homepage and look at specific program pages.  There you'll find links to various injury control programs.  Some materials of specific interest may be found there.  Most of these documents are in PDF format.  To read them you will need to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free download).

Directories (find contacts in your county)

• Violence Prevention Resource Directory
•  Who's Got Car Seats? (PDF, 400KB)
• Local Child Passenger Safety Coordinators (Excel file)

Publications

• Review of July 2006 Heat Wave Related Fatalities in California - May2007 (PDF) 
• Evaluation Summary of California’s MyStrength Campaign and MOST Clubs:  Preliminary Findings on Attitudes and School Climate - 2006 (PDF)
• California Statewide Policy Recommendation for the Prevention of Violence Against Women - June 2006 (PDF)
• Age-related Incidence Curve of Hospitalized Shaken Baby Syndrome Cases: Convergent Evidence for Crying as a Trigger to Shaking (article in Child Abuse and Neglect, 2006) - Request a copy by e-mail
• Inventory of Statewide Data Sources on Sexual Violence in California - June 2006 (PDF)
• Nonfatal TBI-Related Hospitalization In Very Young Children – 15 States, 1999 (article in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 2006) - Request a copy by e-mail
• Disability Data:  An Inventory of Data Collection Systems - 2005 (PDF)
• Epidemiology of Hospitalizations due to Dog Bites in California, 1991 – 1998, American Journal of Public Health, 2004 (PDF)
• Breast Cancer Screening Among Women with Disabilities: Data from the California Behavioral Risk Factor Survey 2002 - EPICgram #8, 2004 (PDF)
• Violence Against Women in California 1992-99, EPIC Proportions #11, 2003 (PDF)
• Nonfatal Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Adults-California, 1996-1999 (article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2003)
• Californians with Activity Limitations: Data from the California Health Interview Survey 2001 - EPICgram #7, 2003 (PDF)  
• Health Departments Help Build Local Capacity to Prevent Family Violence  - EPICgram #6, 2004 (PDF)
• Pedestrian Injuries to Young Children - EPICgram #5, 2002 (PDF)
• Incidence of Non-Fatal Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in California, 1998-1999 - EPICgram #4, 2002 (PDF)
• Hospitalized Fall Injuries and Race in California (article in Injury Prevention, 2001) - Request a copy by e-mail
• Do the Risks and Consequences of Hospitalized Fall Injuries Among Older Adults in California Vary by Type of Fall? (article in Journal of Gerontology, 2001) - Request a copy by e-mail
• Serious Injuries Among Older Californians - EPIC Proportions #10, 2000 (PDF)