Firearm safety may be an important suicide prevention strategy for individuals with a terminal illness. New research led by the UW Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center’s Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program found that…
Firearm safety may be an important suicide prevention strategy for individuals with a terminal illness. New research led by the UW Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center’s Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program found that…
November Update: National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention The 2022 National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention will showcase and advance the latest science in firearm injury prevention. For information on meeting funders and planning…
Originally posted on UW News. The number of U.S. adult handgun owners carrying a loaded handgun on their person doubled from 2015 to 2019, according to new research led by the University of Washington. This…
The King County Department of Community and Human Services invites residents to attend private screening events for the new documentary My Sister Liv. Parents, youth (14 years of age and up), youth serving partners, teachers,…
Originally posted to BMJ Talk Medicine’s SoundCloud. In this month’s British Medical Journal podcast, Editor-in-Chief of Injury Prevention, Dr. Rod McClure, talks with Professor Fred Rivara, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, School of Medicine….
The INSIGHT Research Program has opened its applications for summer 2023, Monday, November 14, 2022. The program is open to undergraduate, graduate, and first-year medical students, and will run June 20 – August 11, 2023….
Originally posted to the UW Huddle History of Native American Heritage Month November is Native American Heritage Month. The appeal for a formal recognition day for Native American peoples has been in the works since…
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), disability impacts our communities, our health, and our access. Nearly 61 million adults (26% of our nation’s population) navigate life with a disability. In the month of October,…
2022 PTS 8th Annual Meeting Portland, OR Dates: November 2 – 5, 2022 Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS) is a professional organization for all healthcare providers interested in improving outcomes for injured children through development of…
Seattle, WA (Oct, 11, 2022) – A free Firearm Injury Toolkit was unveiled this week to help more states find voluntary firearm storage sites while setting up online support maps that will help save lives….