Maine Injury Prevention Program (MIPP)

Mission

Provide leadership and coordination to assure a statewide, comprehensive and integrated injury prevention program that serves as a resource for professionals, communities, agencies, and professional organizations in both the public and private sectors.

• Concussion Brain Injury in Maine (PDF)
• Beyond the Basics of Suicide Prevention VII (PDF) (April 08, 2011)
• The Maine Injury Prevention Program Strategic Plan (PDF)
• 2010 Suicide Prevention Symposium
  • A Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care (PowerPoint)
  • Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury in Maine (PowerPoint)
  • Psychiatry Integrated Primary Care (PowerPoint)
  • Linking Together a Chain of Care: How Clinicians Can Prevent Suicide (PowerPoint)
• 2010 Injury and Violence Prevention Toolkits (PDF)
• 2010 Statewide Mapping Report (PDF)
• Maine Injury Prevention 2008 Symposium Report (PDF)
• 2007 Maine Injury report (PDF)

• Injury is the leading cause of death among our youngest citizens, accounting for approximately 30% of all years of life lost before age 65.
• It surpasses all major diseases as a cause of prematurely lost years of life, exceeding losses from heart disease, cancer, and stroke combined.
• Injuries and injury related deaths, both unintentional and intentional, account for millions of dollars of health care costs and immeasurable pain, suffering and diminished quality of life.

Implementation of effective injury prevention initiatives:

• Saves lives,
• Prevents injury-related disabilities, and
• Decreases health care and associated costs.

Increasing awareness that most serious injuries are predictable and preventable is a significant challenge for injury prevention practitioners.

The MIPP is supported through:

• Maternal and Child Health Block Grant;
• Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant;
• State legislative appropriations;
• Governor's Children's Cabinet.