Interactive: The Facts Hurt
See How States Score on Injury Prevention
Find state-by-state injury death rates and rankings and a report card for how well states scored on 10 key indicators of steps states can take to prevent injuries.
Injury Prevention
Program Results Report
A Model Injury-Prevention Program for Children and Adolescents
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids established an ongoing national network of hospital-based programs focused on reducing injuries to children in high-injury neighborhoods.
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Hospital Partnerships to Cure Violence
NewPublicHealth spoke with Sheila Regan, who manages hospital partnerships for Cure Violence, formerly CeaseFire, an organization based in Chicago that has pioneered a public health approach to stopping shootings and killings.
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Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships
Start Strong combines innovative strategies in education, policy change, community outreach and social marketing to stop teen dating violence and empower teens to build healthier relationships throughout their lives.
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Back to School: Bus Safety
August 21, 2013 | New Public Health Post
A new survey of U.S. school bus drivers released by the National Association of Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NADPTS) last week found that more than 80,000 vehicles illegally passed a stopped school bus on a single day this past year.
Grassroots Fire Prevention: Q&A California State Fire Marshal Tonya Hoover
August 19, 2013 | New Public Health Post
California State Fire Marshal Tonya Hoover shared her thoughts on fire sprinkler requirements as a cost-effective measure to reduce civilian deaths, injuries, and property damage while protecting fire fighters and the natural environment.
Child Car Seats: "Am I Doing This Right?"
August 15, 2013 | New Public Health Post
A post from the Harvard Law School blog, Bill of Health, examines the policies that impact proper use of child car seats and booster seats.
Do you know 911’s cousin, 811?
May 3, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Striking buried lines is a leading cause of pipeline-related death and injury. A call to 811 generates a visit from a local representative who will mark the location of underground lines, pipes and cables, so workers can dig safely.
Neurocritical Care Program Improves Outcomes for Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries
March 4, 2013 | Story
Interdisciplinary team improves care process and likelihood of full recovery.
Interactive Map: Injury Prevention in the United States
January 15, 2013 | Interactive
Find state-by-state scores and rankings on helmet and seatbelt laws, preventing intimate partner violence and other efforts to prevent injuries.
The Facts Hurt
January 1, 2013 | Report
This report, released by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, concludes that millions of injuries could be prevented each year if more states adopted additional research-based injury prevention policies, and if programs were fully implemented and enforced.
Take Action to Stop Gun Violence
December 21, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
E. Alison Holman studies early cognitive predictors of long-term adjustment following trauma, and how people cope with highly stressful experiences with special interest in understanding how trauma affects long-term mental and physical health.
RWJF Scholars Honored for Pioneering Work in Injury Prevention Research
December 13, 2012 | Story
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hails RWJF scholars and others for their transformative work to prevent injury and violence.
Graduated Driver Licensing Decal Law
October 23, 2012 | Journal Article
Teen drivers may not like it, but New Jersey's pioneering graduated driving license decal law is estimated to have prevented more than 1,600 crashes.