A central element of the Council’s data-driven approach is to help people understand the hazards most likely to cause injury. We often fear lightning strikes and plane crashes, but NSC research shows incidents occurring at home and in the community account for 72% of all preventable injury-related deaths.
By sharing information and recommendations on how to minimize everyday hazards, the Council helps people mitigate those risks to make home a truly safe place to be.
ACCREDITED THREE AND RE-ACCREDITED TWO Safe Communities, hosted Safe Communities America Day, and involved more than 1,000 volunteers in 19 communities and 14 states with Safe Communities America.
TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS on the epidemic of opioid use among older Americans.
SUBMITTED MULTIPLE LETTERS to federal and state agencies in pursuit of an end to the opioid overdose epidemic.
BROUGHT TOGETHER SURVIVOR ADVOCATES and local grassroots organizations to highlight the impact of the opioid epidemic on International Overdose Awareness Day in August.
ISSUED THE PRESCRIPTION NATION report, which grades states on progress combating opioid and prescription abuse. Twenty-eight states received a failing grade for lacking a comprehensive plan to eliminate prescription opioid overdoses.
CONDUCTED A NATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION POLL on the opioid epidemic that showed 99% of doctors prescribe highly addictive opioids longer than the CDC-recommended three-day period.
SPREAD SAFETY INFORMATION to a broad audience through the 2016 National Safety Month campaign, providing targeted resources on emergency preparedness, general health, hazard awareness and road safety.
PRESENTED THE GREEN CROSS FOR SAFETY Advocate Award to Dr. Gary Smith, professor of pediatrics, emergency medicine and epidemiology at Ohio State University, for his work in child safety.
EXPANDED THE NSC SURVIVOR ADVOCATE Network to include 100 survivor advocates that share compelling personal stories of loss due to motor vehicle crashes, prescription drug overdose or on-the-job incidents.