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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February 28, 2012 | Story
With RWJF support, Harold Amos Scholar researches a promising approach to treating traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents.
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 ...
January 27, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids, a national network of local physician-led, hospital-based programs in Level I pediatric trauma centers, conducts interventions to prevent childhood injuries through education and environmental change.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result Report
The purpose - and impact - of the playground projects went beyond just providing safe places for children to play, according to Injury Free staff members.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result Report
Childhood injuries associated with ATVs are a serious and increasing problem in rural areas, where the vehicles' off-road capability makes them popular for agricultural and other utilitarian purposes, as well as for recreation.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result Report
With a network of sites and support infrastructure already in place, Injury Free provided an efficient mechanism for developing and testing promising innovations in obesity prevention, the team believed.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Miami chapter of Injury Free Coalition for Kids started in 1999 with a committed pediatrician, Judy Schaechter, M.D., and a $1,000 personal check from Injury Free founder Barbara Barlow.
October 11, 2010 | Program Result Report
Injury has long been the leading cause of childhood mortality, morbidity and hospital admissions in the United States.