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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
April 16, 2012 | New Public Health Post
“One child’s death is one death too many, but thankfully we’re seeing improvement,” says Ileana Arias, PhD, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the latest CDC Vital Signs report, released today on ...
February 10, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A look at laws intended to reduce youth sports-related concussions was a focus of the recent Public Health Law Research annual meeting. Public Health Law Research is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program at Temple University. The issue is so crit ...
November 3, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Sports-related concussions aren’t a new problem, but their long-term public health implications are just now starting to capture the public’s attention. The urgency of this issue was underscored by the fact that Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) was a special g ...
November 2, 2011 | New Public Health Post
David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and a former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation health policy fellow, addressed the APHA annual meeting at the closing session today, fo ...
May 17, 2013 | New Public Health Post
A new study in the American Journal of Public Health found that there are laws dealing with traumatic brain injuries in youth sports in 44 states and D.C.—but none are focused on preventing the injuries. Read a Q&A with the researcher, Hosea Harvey.
April 26, 2013 | New Public Health Post
In the United States, motor vehicle-related injuries are the leading cause of death for people age 5 through 34. New car safety innovations could help save lives.
January 14, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Public Health Law Research (PHLR), a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will hold its annual meeting in New Orleans this week. NewPublicHealth will be on the ground covering sessions on research in public health law as well as posting in ...
December 18, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Long working hours that cause fatigue, sleepiness, burnout and depression are a threat to the personal safety of medical residents, according to a Mayo Clinic study published this month.