Developing Syndrome Definitions

NSSP works with health departments, CDC programs, and others to develop and improve syndrome definitions.

Recently Developed Syndromes

Boating Injuries
Collaborators: Coast Guard, National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, Safe States Alliance
Factsheet

Pedestrian Injuries
Collaborators: CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Sex Trafficking
Collaborators: CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Factsheet

Suicide Attempt (version 2)
Collaborators: CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Emergency Department Surveillance of Nonfatal Suicide-Related Outcomes (ED-SNSRO)
Factsheet

Syndromes in Progress

Persons with Disabilities
Collaborators: CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)