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PIER Committee (Public Information Education Relations)
Emergency Medical Services Section
- 850-245-4440
- EMS@flhealth.gov
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Fax
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Mailing Address
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin A-22
Tallahassee, FL 32399
A Florida EMS Advisory Council Committee
EMSAC Mission: To facilitate and promote the best emergency medical care to the residents and visitors of Florida.
EMSAC Vision: A uniform EMS system that provides evidence-based prehospital care to the people of Florida and serves as the recognized leader in EMS response nationwide.
EMSAC Values: Customer service and satisfaction, public welfare and safety, collaboration, ethics, quality improvement, evidence-based medicine and education.
PIER - EMS State Plan 2022-2026 Objectives (I-IV)
General access to helpful information:
I. Opioids
- Department of Health & Human Services Factsheet (new window)on Opiod Crisis
- Center for Disease Control (CDC)What the public needs to know (new window)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (new window) (DEA)
- Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/
II. Motor Vehicles
Florida Department of Transportation Safety Programs (new window)
- Community Traffic Safety Teams (new window)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (new window)
- Traffic Safety Marketing (new window) site by NHTSA
Motorcycle
- Ride Smart Florida (new window)
- Florida’s Motorcycle Safety Coalition (new window)
Bicycle/Pedestrian
- FDOT Bike/Pedestrian page (new window)
- Alert Today Florida (new window)
- WalkWise (new window) Community Education Program
- Safe Routes to School (new window)
Occupant Safety
- Child Passenger
Adult Passenger Safety
- CarFit program / certification (new window)
Teen Safe Driver
- Florida Teen Safe Driver Coalition (new window)
SeatBelts
- Florida Highway Safety Motor Vehicle Click it or Ticket (new window)
- CDC on Seat Belts (new window)
- SAFEKIDS Worldwide Seat Belt safety for children (new window)
Distracted Driving
- Florida DOT (new window)
- NHTSA/US DOT page on Distraction (new window)
III. Falls Prevention
- STEADI Toolkit (new window) CDC online training for health care providers
- National Council on Aging (new window)
- Senior focused exercise programs that may be available in your local region:
- Older Adult Falls Program
- Best Practice Flyer: Trauma Agency Health-Care District Palm Beach County (Can be used as a training guide)
IV. Drowning
- Florida Department of Health Injury Prevention – Drowning Prevention Links page
- www.waterproofFL.com (new window)
Best Practice Coalitions:- Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County (new window)
- WaterSmart Palm Beach County (new window)
- WaterSmart Broward County (new window)
- Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County (new window)
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