Injury in Colorado

Injury in Colorado, released in August 2005, is a comprehensive review of the causes of injury death and hospitalization in Colorado. It contains injury information on motor vehicle and other transportation injuries, falls, poisoning, fire and burns, drowning, other unintentional injuries, suicide, and homicide. The report tracks trends from 1980 to 2000 and points out where Colorado stands when compared to the nation as a whole. It also contains county-specific information for each Colorado county.

Each of the chapters is available individually by using the links below. They are in pdf format and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. For a print copy of the entire report, please make an e-mail request to: injury.epi@state.co.us

To receive a copy of this report or for more information on injury statistics or the Injury Epidemiology Program:

Holly Hedegaard, Program Director
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Division
Injury Epidemiology Program
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
injury.epi@state.co.us

For information on injury prevention, contact the Injury Prevention Program.

Many documents on this site are PDF files, which require the use of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.