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Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control (EPIC) Branch

Injury is the number one killer and disabler of persons aged 1 to 44.

In California each year, injuries cause:

  • over 15,000 deaths
  • over 75,000 people to be permanently disabled
  • over 300,000 Californians to be hospitalized
  • one in four Californians to require some form of medical treatment

Injuries do not result from random acts of fate or freak accidents. The causes of injuries are understandable and predictable, and resulting injuries are preventable.

 EPIC's Organization

The EPIC Branch is the focal point for the California Department of Public Health's injury prevention efforts, both epidemiological investigations and implementation of prevention programs to reduce intentional and unintentional injuries.  Prevention efforts include epidemiological surveillance, planning and consensus building, interventions, policy development, professional education and training, and public information.

 Specifically, within CDPH, we are part of the Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control (CDIC). 

The organizational units within EPIC are:

Branch office - Jacquolyn Duerr, M.P.H., Acting Chief

  • Administrative Support Unit - Pam Shipley, Chief
  • Injury Surveillance and Epidemiology - Roger Trent, Ph.D., Chief
  • Office on Disability and Health - Roger Trent, Ph.D., Acting Chief
  • State and Local Injury Control Section - Barbara Alberson, M.P.H., Chief
  • Violence Prevention Program - Stacy Alamo Mixson, M.P.H., Chief

How to contact EPIC:

Email: epic@cdph.ca.gov

Main phone line: (916) 552-9800
Main fax line: (916) 552-9810

Regular (USPS) mail:

California Department of Public Health
Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control (EPIC) Branch
MS 7214
PO Box 997377
Sacramento, CA  95814-7377

Overnight or courier mail:

California Department of Public Health
Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control (EPIC) Branch
1616 Capitol Ave, Suite 74.660
MS 7214
Sacramento, CA  95814-5052