Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4i
Office of Injury Prevention
Connecticut · General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 368a — Department of Public Health · Status: effective
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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-4i, Office of Injury Prevention, Connecticut, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2184633
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There shall be, within the Department of Public Health, an Office of Injury Prevention, whose purpose shall be to coordinate and expand prevention and control activities related to intentional and unintentional injuries. The duties of said office shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) To serve as a data coordinator and analysis source of mortality and injury statistics for other state agencies;
(2) to integrate an injury and violence prevention focus within the Department of Public Health;
(3) to develop collaborative relationships with other state agencies and private and community organizations to establish programs promoting injury prevention, awareness and education to reduce automobile, motorcycle and bicycle injuries and interpersonal violence, including homicide, child abuse, youth violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and elderly abuse;
(4) to support the development of comprehensive community-based injury and violence prevention initiatives within cities and towns of the state; and (5) to develop sources of funding to establish and continue programs to promote prevention of intentional and unintentional injuries.