This year National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW) is March 19-25, 2023. NPPW is a week dedicated to raising awareness about poison control centers and the Poison Help Hotline (1-800-222-1222). We welcome you join us in…
This year National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW) is March 19-25, 2023. NPPW is a week dedicated to raising awareness about poison control centers and the Poison Help Hotline (1-800-222-1222). We welcome you join us in…
THE CONCUSSION COLLECTIVE: Best Practices and Advances in Concussion Management will be held April 14-15 in Bend, OR featuring expert faculty from across the U.S. including: Stan Herring, former Team Physician for the Seattle Seahawks…
A new study published in the JAMA Network Open sought to identify EMS-perceived barriers and facilitators to providing high-quality prehospital care for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). Over 30 EMS providers were surveyed who…
A new study published January 2023 in Concussion, found that over a quarter of schools did not provide any Return-to-Learn (RTL) accommodations for students with concussion throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In Washington State, ongoing efforts…
In a new Health Affairs Forefront essay, Drs. Laura Prater and Evan Goldstein, discuss how firearm violence in the United States plus the media coverage on firearms may be fatiguing the public. They discuss three…
New study published in Health Promotion Practice presents a new process to apply a practical translational framework which engages community members and prioritizes dissemination efforts. The Translational Science Benefit Model (TSBM) is a model developed…
The LIFESAVERS Conference is historically the world’s largest gathering of leaders and advocates in traffic safety. In 2021, an estimated 36,096 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the United States. LIFESAVERS Conference is recognized…
Dating violence is more common than you may think, especially among teens and young adults: 1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with before…
Written by Eleanor Licata for UW Medicine. The HIPRC’s Return-to-Learn program is helping students succeed in the classroom after a concussion. Imagine your kid on the soccer field. They jump to head the ball, collide…
Students from Rainier Beach and Franklin High School paid HIPRC a visit January 26 for the “Outreach Learning Series: Engaging High School Students in Injury & Violence Prevention Careers” event. This event, supported by the…