Injury Surveillance Program
The Injury Surveillance Program (ISP) at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health seeks to reduce fatal and nonfatal injuries among Massachusetts residents by monitoring the incidence, trends, risk factors and circumstances of these injuries and disseminating this information to injury prevention advocates. These data may be used to inform decisions regarding the development and evaluation of injury prevention initiatives and policies.
The Injury Surveillance Program operates two data collection systems in-house; the Weapon Related Injury Surveillance System (WRISS) a data collection system that captures violent injuries treated within MA Acute Care Hospital Emergency Departments and the National Violent Death Reporting System-Massachusetts (NVDRS-MA) a database that contains detailed information on all homicides, suicides, unintentional firearm deaths, and deaths of undetermined intent. ISP utilizes these and other data sources to assess and describe the problem of injury in our state. These include: MA Vital Records, the MA Inpatient Hospital Discharge Database, the MA Outpatient Observation Database, the MA Outpatient Emergency Department Database, the MA Medical Examiner Data Set, Supplemental Homicide Reports, the MA Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. ISP is also working to promote the development of the MA Trauma Registry, and the Massachusetts Ambulance Trip Record Information System (MATRIS).
Quick Links
Related Links
MA Department of Public Health
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
- Injury Prevention and Control Program
- MassCHIP (online query system – health data)
- Occupational Health Surveillance Program
National
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- WISQARS (online query system – injury data)
Contact Information
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Injury Surveillance Program
250 Washington Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 624-5648
Fax: (617) 624-5099
This information is provided by the Injury Surveillance Program within the Department of Public Health.