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 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Older injured patients are much less likely than younger ones to be admitted to a trauma center for care.
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Building safety into a product or environment—especially in ways that require little or no user action to confer protection—is often more effective than trying to change consumer behavior.
August 29, 2011 | Story
New RWJF-funded study emphasizes importance of safety and job satisfaction in lowering turnover rates.
April 29, 2011 | Story
Related websites RWJF Physician Faculty Scholars RWJF Scholars and Fellows Age and geographic location, it seems, may have a significant impact on whether you are able to get the care you need when facing a health care crisis. In a series of studies ...
March 10, 2010 | Commentary
This commentary examines the history of occupational disease and injury surveillance. The authors discuss the early days of federal surveillance efforts, examine barriers to reporting, and assess the current state of federal and state oversight
March 14, 2013 | Program Result
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) worked with a coalition of public health, business, and other partners to build consensus for a modernized public health system and to inform the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Trauma Foundation gathered information about alcohol-related injury and violence, then disseminated the information to communities, policymakers, and practitioners for use in substance abuse, injury and violence prevention efforts.
November 20, 2007 | Program Result
Researchers at the Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest analyzed alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes that occurred in New Mexico between July 1, 1990, and June 30, 2000.
November 22, 2010 | Story
Linda Degutis becomes the first health professional with a background in nursing to head up the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
October 11, 2010 | Program Result
Injury has long been the leading cause of childhood mortality, morbidity and hospital admissions in the United States.