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7 Current Federal Expenditures for Injury-Related Research
7 Current Federal Expenditures for Injury-Related Research
Pages 99-108
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To assess current federal support for injury-related r esearch , the committee reviewed research expenditures in 99
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The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) is the major research activity of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Methodology National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Institutes of Health E Behavioral factors National Instituter of Health Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration National Institute of Occupational Safety and Bealth F
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Almost two-thirds of the National Institutes of Health (NIB) expenditures for research on preventing injurious behavior was for evaluations of measures to counter dr iving by alcohol-impaired persons -- the type of research that would normally be supported by NHTSP..
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Product-related factors Federal Aviation Administration Federal Highway Administration National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Consumer Product Safety Commission C Environmental factors Coast Guard Federal Aviation Administration Federal Highway Administration National Institutes of Health National Institute for Occupational Safety and Bealth D
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Biolog ic response and adaptation National Institutes of Health National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Veterans ' Administration C Secondary consequences (infections, etc.)
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Table 7-4 Federal Support for Research on Acute Care of the In jured in Fiscal 1983 Sub ject and Source of Suppor t Thousands of Dollars A Technology National Institutes of Health Health Resources and Services Administration B
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Training Veterans' Administration National Institute of Handicapped Research C Organization and delivery Veterans' Administration National Institute of Handicapped Research Health Resources and Services Admin is tr ation TOTAL 1, 382 6,020 2,117 800 733 800 612 128 12,592 The specification of research allocations in a given year might not reflect the extent of involvement of agencies in relevant fields in other years or unsuccessful attempts by the agencies to find investigators to study problems that are recognized as needing attention.
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The committee believes that substantial inroads in current injury rates would result from research requiring substantially less support than is now expended on cancer and cardiovascular disease. An increment in current funding with close monitoring of the application of the research results could illustrate the investment value of such expenditures for the entire population.
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Years of life lost derived from National Center for Health Statistics. ~ 2 6 The total federal expenditure for injury research is the sum of the amounts discussed in this chapter plus a 5 percent increment for administration, the latter in line with NIH administration costs.
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