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Bicycle Safety Mini Grants

Public Health – Seattle & King County Bicycle Safety Grant- applications now available Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) aims to increase bicycle safety among residents of King County. PHSKC is seeking coalitions,…

Winter 2023 UW Population Health Initiative Pilot Research Grant Awarded

Various members of HIPRC were awarded a UW Population Health Initiative Pilot Research Grant. Learn more about these projects below: Tier 1 Pilot Grants Originally posted to UW Population Health Initiative’s Website The Population Health…

2023 Car Seat Inspection Events (South King County)

Safe Kids Seattle South King will once again be partnering with King County EMS to host complimentary Car Seat Inspections. This year’s events will be taking place on: May 25th from 11 am – 2…

WE Stop the Bleed Training Session w/ Casa Latina

The HIPRC Outreach Core held its second WE Stop the Bleed (WE STB) training session with Casa Latina on March 20, 2022. Members of HIPRC’s Outreach Core, alongside Seattle Police Department, held a cultural adaptation…

HIPRC Unveils New Endowment

The Harborview Injury & Violence Prevention Center (HIPRC) has established the Anna Pell Endowment. Through the generous gift of two wonderful donors, HIPRC will be able to use this endowment to support our training program…

Gender Equality Month

Category: Cultural Observances – category for Gender Equality Month, Global Injury – category for Gender Equality Month, Health Equity – category for Gender Equality Month
Posted by Christen Bourgeois | March 22nd, 2023

History of Gender Equality Month The Women’s Rights Movement began on July 13, 1848, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton invited some of her friends for tea, and their talk turned toward the despondent situation of women and…

Bike Helmet Use after KC Law Dropped

Category: External Partners – category for Bike Helmet Use after KC Law Dropped, Health Equity – category for Bike Helmet Use after KC Law Dropped, Injury Prevention – category for Bike Helmet Use after KC Law Dropped, Research – category for Bike Helmet Use after KC Law Dropped, Safe & Active Transport – category for Bike Helmet Use after KC Law Dropped
Posted by Alexandra de Leon | March 10th, 2023

A new study by Public Health – Seattle & King County, found that one year after the King County Board of Health repealed its mandatory helmet law for bicyclists, helmet use in King County still…

Lessons from Implementation of a Trauma Center-based Program to Managing Opioids

Category: Health Equity – category for Lessons from Implementation of a Trauma Center-based Program to Managing Opioids, HIPRC News – category for Lessons from Implementation of a Trauma Center-based Program to Managing Opioids, Injury Care – category for Lessons from Implementation of a Trauma Center-based Program to Managing Opioids, Injury Prevention – category for Lessons from Implementation of a Trauma Center-based Program to Managing Opioids, Opioids – category for Lessons from Implementation of a Trauma Center-based Program to Managing Opioids, Research – category for Lessons from Implementation of a Trauma Center-based Program to Managing Opioids
Posted by Alexandra de Leon | March 8th, 2023

Care transitions after trauma hospitalization can be associated with miscommunication or incomplete transfer of information, which has the potential to lead to unintentional persistent opioid prescribing or other deficiencies in post-trauma pain care. Decreasing exposure…

Major medical organizations form a coalition to stem the rising tide of firearm violence

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Posted by Christen Bourgeois | March 8th, 2023

News provided by American College of Surgeons (ACS) on Mar 06, 2023, 15:00 ET. The increase in firearm-related violence since the COVID-19 pandemic requires urgent and comprehensive action to address the problem. Key Takeaways A…

ECMO for COVID-19: A Call For System-Wide Checks to Ensure Equitable Delivery For All

Category: Health Equity – category for ECMO for COVID-19: A Call For System-Wide Checks to Ensure Equitable Delivery For All, HIPRC News – category for ECMO for COVID-19: A Call For System-Wide Checks to Ensure Equitable Delivery For All, Injury Care – category for ECMO for COVID-19: A Call For System-Wide Checks to Ensure Equitable Delivery For All, Injury Prevention – category for ECMO for COVID-19: A Call For System-Wide Checks to Ensure Equitable Delivery For All, Research – category for ECMO for COVID-19: A Call For System-Wide Checks to Ensure Equitable Delivery For All
Posted by Alexandra de Leon | March 7th, 2023

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a beneficial but scare resource for patients with severe respiratory failure and has variable allocation across the United States. Similar to the ‘chain of survival’ necessary for survival after out-of-hospital…

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