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 Injury & Violence Prevention
The primary responsibility of our health personnel is to monitor communicable diseases and investigate outbreaks.
Mission  |  Injury Surveillance System  |  Injury Data
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Publications and Educational Resources  |  Programs and Resources
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Injury Prevention Partners
Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System (MDCISS)

The MDCISS was developed between 2004-06 to obtain relevant, accurate and timely information on the magnitude of fatal and nonfatal injuries that occur to Miami-Dade residents. The aim of MDCISS is to provide data that can be used to facilitate injury prevention programs and measure their effectiveness. This project is a collaborative effort of the Miami-Dade County Health Department, the Injury Free Coalition for Kids® of Miami, the University of Miami and Jackson Health Systems. MDCISS acquires both raw data from a variety of sources or references data posted on a source's website to describe the magnitude of the injury problem in the county. These sources include:

Data Source Years Available
Death Certificates Vital Statistics, FL Department of Health 1995-2006
Medical Examiner Records Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner 's Office 2005-2006
Hospital Discharge Data Agency for Health Care Administration 1995-2006
Emergency Room Data Agency for Health Care Administration & Miami-Dade County Hospitals 2005-2006
Motor Vehicle Crash Reports Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 1997-2006

Police Reports
(Index crime by police jurisdiction)
Florida Department of Law Enforcement		 1996-2006 (website)
School District Safety Incident Reports FL Department of Educations 1997-2006 (website)
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Program Evaluation 2003, 2005



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