Originally posted to U.S. Department of State January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ theme is Partner to Prevent, an opportunity to highlight the importance of…
Originally posted to U.S. Department of State January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ theme is Partner to Prevent, an opportunity to highlight the importance of…
Source: The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) We All Play a Role in Getting Everyone Home for the Holidays Traffic patrols remind Washingtonians to drive sober this holiday season OLYMPIA — Each year, the holidays…
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…
The HIPRC Outreach Core held its first WE Stop the Bleed (STB) training session with Casa Latina, November 18, 2022. Members of HIPRC’s Outreach Core alongside Seattle Police Department held a cultural adaptation training session…
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues…
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…
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is an annual event in which survivors of suicide loss come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experience. This year, International Survivors of Suicide Loss…
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….
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,…
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. A baby’s safe sleep environment can help reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death. Infant safe sleep consists of actions parents…