The traditional goal of research has been to expand the science base in a particular topic area, assuming that sometime in the future others will use that knowledge to address real-world problems. Public health scientists share the goal of increasing knowledge, but their research is also driven by the need to solve public health problems in the near term. This drive for rapid solutions and the demands for research accountability have never been more prominent than now (Office of Management and Budget [OMB], 1993, 2004). Scientists are expected by practitioners and funders to produce findings that can be used in public health practice. Similarly, practitioners are increasingly expected to identify and incorporate interventions with demonstrated effectiveness into their practices.
The fields of injury and violence prevention research are ready for this challenge. There is now a strong and growing scientifi c basis for injury and violence prevention and control. Injury and violence researchers have followed the public health model to (1) describe the problem, (2) describe risk and protective factors and their causal relationship with injuries, (3) design and evaluate intervention strategies, and (4) ensure widespread use of these strategies. Public health scientists have moved rapidly to the third phase, effi cacy and effectiveness intervention trials. The objective of this book is to highlight the results of these trials in unintentional injury and violence prevention. The audience for the book includes both practitioners and researchers. We point out many effective interventions that can be used by practitioners now. Researchers will notice that there are many gaps in what we know. We hope this book will motivate researchers and students to build on this knowledge base to develop and evaluate more effective approaches to preventing unintentional injury and violence.
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Doll, L.S., Saul, J.R., Elder, R.W. (2008). Injury and Violence Prevention Interventions: An Overview. In: Doll, L.S., Bonzo, S.E., Sleet, D.A., Mercy, J.A. (eds) Handbook of Injury and Violence Prevention. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29457-5_2
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