NVDRS At-a-Glance
The At-a-Glance describes the scope of violence-related deaths and how the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) may help to prevent them. It also provides information on the benefits and challenges of NVDRS, examples of program highlights, next steps, and contact information.
NVDRS Coding Manual
State health departments use the NVDRS Coding Manual for defining cases, entering data, and checking data once they are entered. The coding manual contains information about individual variables and the way the data are structured. It should be used in conjunction with the guidance provided at coding training and in the NVDRS Software Manual. The coding manual should be kept at hand when entering or checking data, both in the office or in the field. Other material related to setting up a state violent death reporting system can be found in the NVDRS Implementation Manual.
NVDRS Implementation Manual
The NVDRS Implementation Manual is a training tool for public or private agencies that want to implement a violent death reporting system in their own jurisdictions. The manual provides helpful information on what types of data to collect, where to collect them, and how to work best with data providers.
Bennett MD Jr, Hall J, Frazier L Jr, Patel N, Barker L, Shaw K. Homicide of children aged 0-4 years, 2003-04: results from the National Violent Death Reporting System. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii39-ii43.
Bossarte RM, Simon TR, Barker L. Characteristics of homicide followed by suicide incidents in multiple states, 2003-04. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii33-ii38.
Breiding MJ, Wiersema B. Variability of undetermined manner of death classification in the US. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii49-ii54.
Buchart A. The National Violent Death Reporting System: a new gold standard for the surveillance of violence related deaths? Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii63-ii64.
Campbell R, Weis MA, Millet L, Powell V, Hull-Jilly D, Hackman H. From surveillance to action: early gains for the National Violent Death Reporting System. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii6-ii9.
Comstock RD, Mallonee S, Jordan F. A comparison of two surveillance systems for deaths related to violent injury. Inj Prev 2005 Feb;11(1):58-63.
Friday JC. Law enforcement and the National Violent Death Reporting System: a partnership in the making. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii55-ii57.
Friday JC, Barker L, Pless B. The US National Violent Death Reporting System. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12(6):355.
Glysch RL, Hale LJ, Nie C, Hargarten SW, Katcher ML. Wisconsin's violent death reporting system: monitoring and responding to Wisconsin's violent deaths. WMJ 2005 Jan;104(1):17-19.
Karch DL, Barker L, Strine TW. Race/ethnicity, substance abuse, and mental illness among suicide victims in 13 US states: 2004 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii22-ii27.
Kegler SR. Applying the compound Poisson process model to the reporting on injury-related mortality rates. Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovation 2007 Feb 16; 4:1.
Mercy JA, Barker L, Frazier L. The secrets of the National Violent Death Reporting System. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii1-ii2.
Paulozzi LJ, Mercy J, Frazier L Jr, Annest JL. CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System: background and methodology. Inj Prev 2004 Feb;10(1):47-52.
Powell V, Barber CW, Hedegaard H, Hempstead K, Hull-Jilly D, Shen X, Thorpe GE, Weis MA. Using NVDRS data for suicide prevention: promising practices in seven states. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii28-ii32.
Steenkamp M, Frazier L, Lipskiy N, Deberry M, Thomas S, Barker L, Karch D. The National Violent Death Reporting System: an exciting new tool for public health surveillance. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii3-ii5.
Weiss HB, Gutierrez MI, Harrison J, Matzopoulos R. The US National Violent Death Reporting System: domestic and international lessons for violence injury surveillance. Inj Prev 2006 Dec;12 Suppl 2:ii58-ii62.
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