Section 6 of House Bill 138 enacted by the 123rd General Assembly in 2000 authorized the Ohio Department of Health to form a commission on the prevention of injury, with particular emphasis on the pediatric and geriatric populations in Ohio. The result of the commission's work is a comprehensive report, Injury in Ohio: A Report of the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury, examining the current status of injuries in Ohio with recommendations for future action. It is intended to guide subsequent statewide activities, including adoption of a state strategic plan for injury prevention, to make Ohio a safer and healthier place to live, work and play. The common themes and core recommendations found in the report are based on the findings of the individual injury area reports below