This page contains an excerpt from GHSA's Policies and Priorities document outlining GHSA's policy on injury control.
Excerpted from GHSA Policies & Priorities
GHSA strongly encourages collaborative efforts within the public health community to address the epidemic of motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries and promote traffic safety.
The Association supports the Safe Communities concept, recognizing the effectiveness of community programs in addressing a range of safety problems. It brings transportation and traffic safety together with enforcement, education, engineering and emergency medical services (EMS).
The EMS community plays an important role by helping prevent and respond to motor vehicle injuries. GHSA strongly encourages ongoing cooperative efforts among SHSO and state EMS divisions and providers to reduce crash-related trauma through the promotion of training, public awareness and other activities.
GHSA strongly supports the efforts of injury prevention and control programs in public health departments. The Association encourages SHSOs to work with state health departments to establish ongoing injury prevention and control programs and develop and implement joint programs to reduce motor vehicle-related deaths and injuries including public health participation in the Strategic Highway Safety Plans.