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A systemic approach to achieving population‐level impact in injury and violence prevention
Author(s) -
Smith L. Shakiyla,
Wilkins Natalie J.,
McClure Roderick J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.2668
Subject(s) - public health , prevention science , population , population health , public relations , occupational safety and health , poison control , injury prevention , risk analysis (engineering) , business , process (computing) , medicine , political science , environmental health , nursing , computer science , pathology , operating system
The contemporary public health model for injury and violence prevention is a four‐step process, which has been difficult to fully actualize in real‐world contexts. This difficulty results from challenges in bridging science to practice and developing and applying population‐level approaches. Prevention programmes and policies are embedded within and impacted by a range of system‐level factors, which must be considered and actively managed when addressing complex public health challenges involving multiple sectors and stakeholders. To address these concerns, a systemic approach to population‐level injury and violence prevention is being developed and explored by the Division of Analysis, Research, and Practice Integration in the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This article makes the case for and provides a high‐level overview of this systemic approach, its various components, and how it is being applied in one governmental unit.