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Increase the number of States and the District of Columbia with statewide emergency department surveillance systems that collect data on external causes of injury.

Target: All States and the District of Columbia.

Baseline: 12 States had statewide ED surveillance systems that collected data on external causes of injury in 1998.

Target setting method: Total coverage.

Data source: External Cause of Injury Survey, American Public Health Association (APHA).