1. Injury Control Resource Information Network - ICRIN - A Road Map to Internet Resources for Injury Control © Harold Weiss, 1997

2. Injury Control Resource Information Network Your Road Map to Internet Resources for Injury Control

3. Purpose n A dynamic and annotated list of Internet accessible resources related to injury research and control. n Integrates and provide a one-stop directory of major injury control related resources. n Educational tool emphasizing fields diversity n Orient “newbies” to the Internet. n Foster communication over the Internet.

4. What It Is n A set of text and graphic files written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). n Resides on an unaffiliated web server, www.injurycontrol.com. n Accessible by any WWW client in the world. n Internet “superset”

5. ICRIN’s Internet Superset n World Wide Web (WWW - compound documents) n Gopher (hierarchical text file access) n FTP (text, document, or program file transfer) n E-mail n List Servers (group E-mail) n Newsgroups (bulletin boards) n Telnet (remote computer access) Functional Integration of Key Internet Capabilities* *Requires graphical WWW browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape

6. Requirements n Access to World Wide Web –Direct connect or modem to Internet n WWW browser –e.g., Netscape, Mosaic, etc... n Desktop computer –MAC, Windows, or UNIX

7. Special Features n Clickable hypertext links n Jump to indexes n Integrated text, graphics, and sound n What’s new section n Threaded message lists n E-mail capability n Net Telephony links

8. Main Index Categories n Federal Agencies (U.S.) n Data and Database Sources n Data Standards n Publications and bibliographies n Education and Training n Conferences and Meeting Announcements n Recent Research

9. Index Categories (cont.) n Injury Prevention Academic Research Centers n Grant & Funding Information n Safe Communities links n Professional Organizations n Related Disciplines n Safety Products n Software and Related Research Tools n Other Injury Related Internet Resources

10. Index Categories Injury Specific Resources: –Fire Safety & Burns –Transportation –Safety and Occupational Safety –Poisonings –Drowning –Violence –Firearms –Product Safety –Rural Safety –Other

11. Example Links n Center for Injury Prevention and Control n Occupational Injury & Illness Rates n Census Bureau n Federal Funded Research Database n NCHS Advance Data

12. Example Links (cont.) n Motorcycle Safety and Survival Archives n Bicycle Helmets (WHO Initiative) n PAV*NET - Partnerships Against Violence n The Center to Prevent Handgun Violence n NIH Grants and Contracts n ICEHS Newsletters

13. Example Links (cont.) n Global Emergency Medicine Archives n Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Resources n International Society of Biomechanics n List servers related to IC n Newsgroups related to IC n E-mail addresses n Global Health Network

14. Benefits n Centralizes access to IC resources on Net n Inexpensive information dissemination n Rapid information transfer n Bridges gap between academia and local practitioners n Wider audience for IC information

15. Injury Control Resource Information Network Your Road Map to Internet Resources for Injury Control