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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November 27, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Substandard housing has been linked to a variety of health problems including higher blood lead levels in children and an increased asthma risk. Now a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds kids liv ...
October 23, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new study out this week finds New Jersey’s law requiring novice drivers to display a red decal on their license plates was effective in helping police officers enforce regulations unique to new drivers, and in preventing crashes. New Jersey is the ...
October 12, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Alan Schwarz spent the majority of his career as a baseball reporter before authoring dozens of stories for The New York Times unearthing the dangers of concussions in football at all levels—from the professional leagues down to kids’ leagues. He wa ...
August 24, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Each year 1.3 million people are killed and 20 to 50 million are injured in car crashes around the world. Rochelle Sobel founded the Association for Safe International Road Travel after her son was killed in a bus crash in Turkey.
July 30, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
In the next six months, I met 39 other gunshot victims whose experiences closely mirrored Ervin’s. In different ways, each of these victims explained how getting shot was not only physically and psychologically trying, it was also a drain on their ...
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To reduce and prevent injuries to children through a hospital-based, research-driven model implemented in partnership with coalitions of community stakeholders.
July 25, 2012 | Story
RWJF scholar examines how victims’ lives are disfigured, physically and ‘existentially,’ by the lingering effects of gunshot injuries.
May 28, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Human Capital section of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) website is frequently updated with stories, profiles and features about the work of the scholars, fellows and grantees the Foundation supports. Check out a few of the new stories ...
March 28, 2012 | Story
Surveys show nurses are at risk for injuries, illnesses and violence on the job.
February 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Here’s a sampling of recent news coverage of the work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars and Fellows: Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and director of The Future of N ...