In Healthy People 2020, it is one of the goals for the United States to reduce fatal injuries. Injury, according to An Introduction to Community Health by James F McKenzie, is physical harm or damage to the body resulting from an exchange of mechanical, chemical, thermal, or other environmental energy. So, any injury that leads to death is the focus of this Public Health Goal set by the United States CDC. This includes but is not limited to vehicle crashes, homicide, suicide, domestic and school…
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