1. PP1 Brain Injury Association of America Brain Injury In The United States: A Status Report, 2003 Telehealth Idaho Virtual Grand Rounds October 28, 2003 Allan I Bergman President/CEO www.biausa.org

2. PP2 Brain Injury Association of America Mission Statement to create a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy.

3. PP3 Brain Injury Association of America Purpose To unify and lead the cause of brain injury with courage and integrity.

4. PP4 Brain Injury Association of America Priorities for Association’s Resources Public Education and Awareness with a focus on living with brain injury (including Symposium, publications and AACBIS) Public Policy influence and leadership in Washington, DC (2005 TBI Act Reauthorization/constituent input) Building State Affiliate capacity; link to capacity for I&R services

5. PP5 Brain Injury Association of America At least 5.3 million Americans – a little more than 2 percent of the U.S. population – currently live with disabilities resulting from traumatic brain injury.

6. PP6 Brain Injury Association of America Injury and Disability Prevalence Rates National organizations’ web sites, 4/2000 500,000 with Cerebral Palsy 2 million Americans with Epilepsy 3 million with Stroke disabilities 4 million with Alzheimer’s Disease 5 million with persistent mental illness 7.3 million Americans with mental retardation 400,000 w/ Spinal Cord Injuries 5.3 million with TBI disability

7. PP7 Brain Injury Association of America Statistics At least 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year Each year, 80,000 Americans experience the onset of long-term disability following TBI More than 50,000 people die every year as a result of TBI The cost of TBI in the U.S. is estimated to be $48.3 billion annually

8. PP8 Brain Injury Association of America Idaho Incidence: (2000) E.D. Visits – 7,330 Hospitalizations – 1,386 Deaths – 361 Long Term Disability – 490… That is nearly 10 individuals per week!!! CDC

9. PP9 Brain Injury Association of America TBI Rates By Age And Cause 14 States, 1995-96 Transport Falls Firearms

10. PP10 Brain Injury Association of America It is a largely unrecognized major public health problem Brain Injury is the “Silent Epidemic”

11. PP11 Brain Injury Association of America Public Perception of TBI Harris Poll, June 2000