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BACKGROUND: In 2014, the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) was expanded from 18 to 32 states. This system now covers 50% of all violent deaths that occur in the US. NVDRS facilitates the pursuit of new state-level violence prevention partnerships while providing a wealth of data elements that could be used to better understand the complex nature of violent deaths. This interactive session will detail new critical partnerships that have emerged as a result of NVDRS and highlight novel and creative data utilization activities. The session will provide an opportunity for newly funded states and veteran states to showcase innovative data use, data dissemination and how they have turned data into action at the state and local level.
METHODS: A panel member from the CDC NVDRS Program staff will provide a very brief overview and examples of how they are advancing data utilization and dissemination. Panel members from state NVDRS programs will provide presentations on state partnerships and innovative data uses or linkage projects that demonstrate value-added components. Partner organizations will also present their work.
RESULTS: By the end of this session, participants will: 1) be aware of CDC NVDRS program, 2) understand various methods of data utilization by programs, 3) learn from CDC and states about tips for efficiently generating reports and maximizing their utility for a variety of audiences, 4) Data dissemination techniques and 5) learn about data methods that have been developed by programs to demonstrate program capabilities.
CONCLUSIONS: Over 50,000 violent deaths occur in the US every year. NVDRS provides substantial information about these deaths for the 32 participating states. Combining data from Vital records, medical examiner/coroner and law enforcement helps provide a fuller picture of the events leading up to these deaths and in turn helps prevention programs better target those at risk. CDC and state NVDRS programs have employed several creative data methods to maximize our understanding of these deaths and to prevent or reduce future deaths.