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Preventable Injuries Burden State Budgets Session
NCSL's Legislative Summit 2010
July 26, 2010 — Louisville, Kentucky
Injuries are the leading cause of death for people age 1 to 44, and cost an estimated $406 billion a year in medical expenses and lost productivity. Nearly 50 million injuries occur each year, placing a staggering burden on the U.S. health care system. States feel the burden through Medicaid, state employee health benefits, health care for the uninsured, child welfare services, and lost tax revenue from the injured and their caregivers. Learn about state programs to prevent unintentional injuries.
Facilitator:
Representative Pat George, Kansas
Speakers:
Susan Hardman, Bureau of Injury Prevention, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, New York - Investing in Injury Prevention ( 11-page PDF File)
Laura Tobler, NCSL - The Price of Injury: The Burden of Injury and the Legislative Actions to Prevent Injury (9-page PDF File)
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