Injury Research and Prevention Program Injury Research and
Prevention Program mission is to reduce fatal and non-fatal
injuries among the residents of Louisiana by collecting and
analyzing data, developing prevention strategies, implementing
interventions, providing education, raising awareness, affecting
public policy, and performing ongoing evaluation. - From
2000-2004 the average number of injury deaths per year in
Louisiana was 3,299. - During that time period, unintentional
injuries were the leading cause of death for Louisianans 1-44
years old while homicides were the second leading cause of death
for residents 15-34 years old. - From 2000 to 2004, Louisiana
was among the states with the highest rate of unintentional
motor vehicle, suffocation, drowning, and fire and burn deaths
in the country. - For the same years, Louisiana had the second
highest homicide death rate, the third highest traumatic brain
injury-related death rate, and the third highest firearm-related
death rate in the country. - In 2004,