Welcome to the Injury and Violence Prevention Program Self-Assessment Tool!
The Safe States Alliance's Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Program Self-Assessment Tool is a free, online resource to assist IVP programs in assessing strengths and opportunities to grow their state health department, local health department or hospital trauma IVP program based on a set of consensus-based standards and indicators for each unique program setting.
About the Tool:
- The tool is a free, online assessment to provide IVP programs with a framework for identifying where their program is flourishing and areas of growth to further strengthen their program.
- The assessment centers around a set of standards and indicators unique to a program’s setting (state health department, local health department, or hospital/trauma-based center). Programs provide self-ratings based on the recommended indicators attached to each program standard across three categories: Infrastructure, Data/Surveillance, and Programs and Policies. Aggregated scores provide programs with a snapshot of successes and opportunities for their program.
- This online assessment can be completed by staff at any level of the program; however, it is recommended that the participant be well-versed in the functioning and priorities of the program.
- The standards and their supporting indicators are aligned with the Core Components of State Injury and Violence Prevention Programs, as outlined in the Safe States publication, “Building Safer States.”
- This self-assessment tool also aligns with the basis for the State Technical Assessment Team visits conducted by a team of IVP experts.
- If you are seeking a self-assessment tool for individuals within an IVP program, check out the Injury and Violence Prevention Orientation Toolkit, a free, online resource to assist IVP program managers and staff establish a foundational skill set in the IVP practice.
Pick Your Program Setting:
Scoring:
The assessment scores allow staff to self-rate their program for each standard based on the accompanying indicators. Higher scores indicate exceeding what is recommended for each standard based on its indicators, while lower scores indicate a need for improvement in meeting the standard. This tool is designed to provide a snapshot of the program and provide data to determine ways state health department, local health department, and trauma center (Level I and II) IVP programs can grow their programs.
If you have questions about this tool or how to interpret results, please email info@safestates.org.