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MECKLENBURG SAFE COMMUNITIES
Mission:
To prevent injury, disability and death and the costs associated with injury in the community through data collection and issue identification, advocacy, networking to
maximize resources and public awareness.
Focus Areas:
Teen safety, child safety, traffic safety, falls among elderly, and domestic violence
Focus Avenues:
Advocacy/advisory, networking/support system, data collection/issue identification, public awareness
Data Collection
- Serve as a central source of injury prevention data and an advocate for the collection of data in a variety of venues
Advocacy/Advisory
- Serve as a collective voice on injury prevention issues to legislature, businesses, agencies and community groups seeking advice on implementing injury prevention issues
- Serve as a collective voice in introducing injury prevention issues to legislature, agencies, businesses and community groups in which the coalition feels interventions are needed to reduce the burden of injury in the community
Networking/ Support System
- Serve as a central place where parties interested in reducing the impact of injury in our community can meet to network, share resources and explore future partnerships
Public Awareness
- Serve as a conduit for advancing the impact of current and future programs/issues in injury prevention through education and awareness into the community
Safe Communities Members:
Lead agency
Mecklenburg District Attorney's Office
Mecklenburg County Youth Council
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