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Show of traffic safety organizations. Utah CODES team members have participated in the Utah Safety Management System, the Coalition for Utah Traffic Safety, and the Coalition for Effective Traffic Safety Legislation. The goal of these organizations is to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with motor vehicle crashes in Utah. Many approaches have been taken in striving for this goal including: public service announcements, child safety seat checkpoints, newspaper articles, and proposed legislation. The role of Utah CODES personnel for these endeavors has been to provide the necessary data and aid in its presentation. Through involvement with these organizations and state agencies such as the Utah Department of Transportation, Utah's Driver License Division, and the Department of Public Safety, Utah CODES was asked to facilitate the formation of the Utah Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) in 2000. The overall goal of the TRCC is to work with motor vehicle crash agencies in the state to improve Utah's traffic records system. The TRCC strategic plan calls for accomplishing this goal by streamlining the motor vehicle crash information processing system, and ensuring timely and available motor vehicle crash data. Future Directions The use of probabilistic linkage to combine databases has been an effective tool in motor vehicle crash research. Furthermore, the use of probabilistic linkage is a promising tool for studying injury mortality and morbidity for all mechanisms of injuries, not just crashes (Junkins et al., 2001; Knight et al, 2000; Su-ruda et al., 2000; Suruda et al., 1999). Through research and its involvement with other state agencies and organizations, Utah CODES as part of the Inter-mountain Injury Control Research Center, will work towards meeting the goals outlined in Healthy People 2010, to increase the quality and years of healthy life in Utah. 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Evaluating the crash and citation rates of Utah drivers licensed with medical conditions, 1992-1996. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 34(2): 237-246. About the Author Lawrence J. Cook is a statistician with the Intermountain Injury Control Center and Director of Utah CODES. His interests include probabilistic linkage, statistics and epidemiology with special attention to injury related mortality and morbidity. 22 Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume VIII |