Most drownings are preventable through strategies such as restricting swimming areas, posting warning signs and fencing the perimeters of pools and waterways. Lifeguards are an essential part of these strategies, as a vast majority of…
Most drownings are preventable through strategies such as restricting swimming areas, posting warning signs and fencing the perimeters of pools and waterways. Lifeguards are an essential part of these strategies, as a vast majority of…
Originally posted on American Academy of Pediatrics Newsroom As summer kicks off and families enjoy water activities, the American Academy of Pediatrics encourages families to plan multiple layers of protection to keep everyone safe –…
The City of Auburn held a Juneteenth Celebration, June 18, 2023 at Les Grove Park. The celebration helps commemorate the annual holiday, Juneteenth which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The HIPRC,…
What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth (June 19th), also known as “Freedom Day”, marks the day in 1865 when a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that they were free from the institution of…
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. Today, there are approximately 1.6 million trans adults in the…
Title: Assessing for Violence Exposure and Other Health-related Social needs in Children by Pediatric Health Care Providers Investigators: Those awarded included various HIPRC members. Anna Bender, Department of Pediatrics Frederick Rivara, Department of…
HIPRC is excited to announce Aldina Mešić, MPH & Lars Almquist, MAPJ as awardees of the 2023 HIPRC Frederick P. Rivara Endowment! AWARDEES: Aldina Mešić, MPH Mešić is a PhD Candidate in Implementation Science in…
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) proudly presents its 6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium on Thursday, May 11th beginning at 7:00a PT with its Welcome and Keynote Speaker, Emmy award-winning Montel…
Originally posted to UW Medicine’s The Huddle by: Huddle Editorial Team The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC), a joint venture founded in 1985 between Harborview Medical Center and UW School of Medicine, is actively working…
As the 2023-2024 WA State legislative session comes to an end, here are some of the Injury and Violence-related bills signed into law by WA Governor Jay Inslee. These laws will go into effect 90…