Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System (MDCISS)
The MDCISS was initiated in 2004 to obtain relevant, accurate and timely information on the magnitude of fatal and nonfatal injuries that occur to Miami-Dade residents. The aim of MDCISS is to provide data that can be used to facilitate injury prevention programs and measure their effectiveness. MDCISS acquires raw data from a variety of sources or references data posted on a source's website to describe the magnitude of the injury problem in the county. These sources include:
| Data | Source | Years Available |
| Death Certificates | Vital Statistics, FL Department of Health | 1995-2007 |
| Medical Examiner Records | Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner 's Department | 2005-2007 |
| Hospital Discharge Data | Agency for Health Care Administration | 1995-2007 |
| Emergency Dept. Data | Agency for Health Care Administration & Miami-Dade County Hospitals | 2005-2006 |
| Motor Vehicle Crash Reports | Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles | 1997-2006 |
| Police Reports | Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement | 1996-2007 (website) |
| School District Safety Incident Reports | FL Dept. of Education | 1997-2006 (website) |
| Youth Risk Behavior Survey | Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Program Evaluation | 2003, 2005, 2007 |
