Waller J A
Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405.
Am J Public Health. 1994 Apr;84(4):664-70. doi: 10.2105/ajph.84.4.664.
Using both historical analysis and personal reminiscence, this article describes the development of injury control activities since about 1940, focusing particular attention on the rise and fall of the Public Health Service's Division of Accident Prevention. By the 1940s and 1950s, modest but useful efforts in injury control research and programming had been made. The 1960s and early 1970s then saw an explosion of new concepts, programs, and enthusiasm, but much of this soon dissipated. Since 1985 there has been a renaissance of interest and effort, and the development of a new cadre of injury control professionals. This progress is threatened, however, by both old and new problems.
通过历史分析和个人回忆，本文描述了自1940年左右以来伤害控制活动的发展情况，特别关注了公共卫生服务部事故预防司的兴衰。到20世纪40年代和50年代，在伤害控制研究和规划方面已经做出了适度但有益的努力。20世纪60年代和70年代初，新的概念、项目和热情激增，但其中许多很快就消散了。自1985年以来，人们重新产生了兴趣并做出了努力，并且培养了一批新的伤害控制专业人员。然而，这一进展受到新老问题的威胁。
