Cause for concern
Thousands of children are injured each year in Wisconsin. The burden of injuries among children cannot be ignored. Injuries are a preventable public health problem and should not be considered “accidents” which are thought to be random, non-preventable events.

Injuries are the leading cause of death in Wisconsin residents ages 1–44 years. For children ages 1–17 years, motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death. Children are not supposed to die. The death of a child is a tragic event, especially when the death could have been prevented. We must better understand how and why children die and take action to prevent future child deaths.

Our role
The Alliance manages the Childhood Injury Prevention Network, a venue for injury prevention resources, best practices, policy development and networking.

The Alliance leads the Child Death Review Program in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the State Department of Justice, and the Department of Children and Families. A key component involves developing local Child Death Review Teams in each county or region.

The Alliance is developing a Fetal Infant Mortality Review program in collaboration with the Department of Health Services. A key component involves developing local or regional Fetal Infant Mortality Review teams in areas with a high burden of infant death.

The Alliance assists local communities with implementing prevention strategies based on recommendations from data gathered during child death and fetal infant mortality reviews.

The community prevention page provides current prevention activities occurring in specific Wisconsin counties and communities.