Violence & Injury

Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention

The Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention Program (SADVPP) seeks to improve the health status of Ohio women by identifying issues that affect women’s health and developing programs to address those issues.  These programs include those that address sexual assault and domestic violence prevention and services.  The SADVPP works in partnership with other state and non-profit agencies to implement statewide programs such as:

• Promoting Women’s Health Week
• Funding local sexual violence prevention efforts through the Rape Prevention and Education   Grant, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from the Violence Against Women Act 
• Maintaining the Ohio Protocol for Sexual Assault and Forensic and Medical Examinations
• Promoting domestic violence awareness and resources for state of Ohio employees
• Coordinating statewide sexual violence prevention efforts
• Injury Prevention

The Ohio Violence & Injury Prevention Program

The OVIPP strives:

• To coordinate surveillance systems that collect injury data.
• To assess the burden of injuries and violence and communicate information for the purpose of action.
• To promote evidence-based, injury prevention interventions to at-risk populations.
• To coordinate and collaborate with partners in building program infrastructure.
• To encourage the adoption of policies and programs that lead to the prevention of injuries.
• To provide technical support and training as needed.

And ultimately, to make Ohio a safer place to live, work and play by reducing death and disability associated with intentional and unintentional injury.

Last updated 3/19/09