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.
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June 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center started its Injury Free Kids project in its Los Angeles' South Bay community in 1996 with a focus on two ethnically homogenous communities.
June 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
The second three-year replication site of the program was The Kansas City Injury Coalition for Kids (KICK) at the Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
June 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
In 1994, Pittsburgh's Allegheny General Hospital became the first site of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids program.
February 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
During 1996 and 1997, staff at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center at the University of Washington, Seattle, in collaboration with the International Society of Child and Adolescent Injury Preventiondeveloped information for a broad audience on strategies for the prevention of injuries to children and adolescents.
May 16, 2013 | Journal Article
In an effort to reduce youth sports traumatic brain injuries (TBI), 44 states and Washington, D.C. have passed youth sports TBI legislation.
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.
November 28, 2012 | New Public Health Post
NPH: Who are you partnering with on recovery and response now to help improve safety for residents? Donna Leusner: I think infrastructure-wise there is a built in set of partners that we had conference calls with beginning the weekend before the sto ...