1. Injury Surveillance Ward Jones, Injury Prevention Specialist

2. Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation P.O. Box 130 Dillingham, AK 99576 Phone (907) 842-3396 FAX (907) 842-3406 Email: wjones@bbahc.orgwjones@bbahc.org

3. Goals Understanding a simple surveillance system. It’s uses and benefits. Application to transportation safety.

4. BBAHC System History Content Operation Uses and benefits (with examples) Cautions and pitfalls

5. BBAHC System Began Federal FY 93 Currently Contains 19 Yr. by FY 5,332 individual entries Including 290 deaths

7. The Particulars Formal System with policy (departmental) Monthly check ER Log Data Input (Epi. Info 6) Data Sources Computers

8. Individual Record Form Form included in packet Do it yourself

9. Sources (including but not limited to) Kanakanak Hospital ER Log (Medical Records if needed) *Alaska State Troopers VPSO Police EMS NIOSH *statute AK Dept. Epi. *statute Confidentiality and professionalism

10. www.dps.state.ak.us/pio/dispatch/index.asp *Note Saves

11. Uses and Benefits Identify Problems Prioritize Identify Solutions Evaluation Information sharing and support (3Es & not just own ideas) (confidentiality/HIPAA)

12. Aleknagik Road Project

13. Information Examples Total = 80 Other*: injury categories with 3 or fewer deaths INJURY DEATHS OF BRISTOL BAY Total = 80 Other*: injury categories with 3 or fewer deaths INJURY DEATHS OF BRISTOL BAY Total = 80 Other*: injury categories with 3 or fewer deaths INJURY DEATHS OF BRISTOL BAY Total = 80 Other*: injury categories with 3 or fewer deaths INJURY DEATHS OF BRISTOL BAY

14. $700 K - Suicide Prevention - Level 4 Trauma

15. Recommendations Keep it simple Formal Consistent At least do a pin map

16. DONE Any Questions?