The development of the Hawai`i Injury Prevention Plan (HIPP) is a collaborative effort of the Injury Prevention Advisory Committee (IPAC) and the Injury Prevention and Control Program (IPCP) of the Department of Health, with the goal to
provide an overall plan for reducing injuries statewide
provide direction and focus to IPCP's efforts in the next five years
provide guidance to other organizations and agencies involved in injury prevention
serve as a catalyst for organizations and agencies to collaborate on reducing/preventing injuries
Hawaii Injury Prevention Plan, 2005 - 2010
  
The Hawai`i Injury Prevention Plan
The need for a state injury prevention plan to guide injury prevention efforts was one of three key recommendations first articulated by IPAC in June 2002. The IPCP received a Core State Injury Surveillance and Program Development capacity building grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in October 2002, where the requirements included the development of a five-year state injury prevention plan. An assessment in June 2003 by the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA) of injury prevention efforts in Hawai‘i further reinforced the need for a state injury prevention plan.
The state plan covers the leading causes of injury morbidity and mortality in Hawai`i:
pedestrian injuries
drowning and other water-related injuries
motorcycle injuries
falls
poisoning
motor vehicle occupant injuries
suicide
interpersonal violence
During the first six months of 2004, eight injury-specific workgroups developed and prioritized their draft recommendations. Staffed by the IPCP, the workgroups consisted of IPAC members, general Department of Health program staff, and other injury experts from the community.
 
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