The Tooele County Health Department has an extensive Injury Prevention Program. The focus of this program is to increase knowledge and prevention efforts to reduce injury (both intentional and unintentional), disability, death, and costs associated  with injuries. The health department believes injuries are not just random acts or perchance happenings. They aren't just "bad luck", "fate", or "destiny". Injuries are caused by something or someone in the environment. Some of our injury prevention goals are:

To ensure all the residents of Tooele County live in a safe, healthy, environment
To help all the residents of Tooele County to choose healthy and safe behaviors
To help all Tooele County Children succeed in school and prepare for the workforce by providing injury related presentations and activities
To increase safety awareness for seniors
Increase the use of bike helmets
Ensure that all infant car seats are installed and used correctly
Help prevent falls amoung the elderly
Include parents, church groups, law enforcement, community leaders, and others in the Tooele County Safe Kids Coalition Chapter

How are injuries prevented? Information! With information comes knowledge, awareness, and caution. These are the keys necessary to prevent injury. Information gives the options for prevention.

Injury is the leading cause of death for children, teenagers, and young adults. Falls are the leading cause of death in the elderly population. Last year in the United States, there were:
- 43,591 deaths from motor-vehicle crashes
- 4,724 deaths from drownings
- 12,555 deaths from falls,
- 17,692 deaths from poisonings
- 30,535 deaths from suicide
- 19,491 deaths from homicide

The following chart shows how Tooele County injury deaths compare with the rest of the state: