Utah Violence & Injury Prevention Program

The Utah Department of Health Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP) collects data and provides prevention resources on child injury deaths, child abuse and maltreatment, child passenger safety (such as car and booster seats), dating and domestic violence, infant sleep, motor vehicle crashes, falls among older adults, prescription drug overdoses, rapes and sexual assaults, student injuries,

suicides, teen driving, traumatic brain injuries, and violent deaths (such as homicides) in Utah. VIPP is the lead agency for Safe Kids Utah and coordinates with other community programs to provide free or reduced cost car and booster seats for children. VIPP contracts with local health departments to provide: car seat checks, free or reduced cost car and booster seats; programs and resources to improve seat belt use and teen driving behaviors; and other injury prevention activities. VIPP funds R**e Crises and Prevention Centers to provide sexual assault primary prevention services. VIPP also links individuals with traumatic brain injuries and their
families to resources in their community and contracts with 501(c) (3) charitable clinics to provide rehabilitation services to individuals with spinal cord or traumatic brain injuries. VIPP receives federal funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Resources Services Administration. VIPP also receives a small amount state funding to coordinate the Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Fund.