The University of Washington’s Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center’s (HIPRC) 2024 INSIGHT Summer Research Program Symposium highlighted a range of injury and violence prevention research conducted by interns. Joined virtually and in-person by family,…
The fifth annual 2024 HIPRC INSIGHT High School Program Symposium was held July 26, 2024. The virtual symposium highlighted students’ research project findings from the summer’s session. This year’s program featured 46 students from across…
The Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) congratulates Tony Gomez, HIPRC Affiliate Member, for receiving the Safe States Alliance Alex Kelter Vision Award. The Alex Kelter Vision Award was awarded to Tony Gomez for…
This summer, FREE Beach Swimming Lessons will be hosted at all Seattle area lifeguarded swimming beaches for children ages 6-16. Sign up today for a midday or evening session! Beach Midday Sessions: Monday – Friday,…
The 2024 Safe States Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Conference will take place in Oregon at the Hilton Portland Downtown beginning Tuesday, August 20th through Thursday, August 22nd. This premiere conference is an opportunity is for injury and violence…
What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth (June 19th) marks the day in 1865 when a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that they were free from the institution of slavery. This was almost two-and-a-half…
PRIDE today Today, LGBTQI+ PRIDE Month celebrates our nation’s diverse populations including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning one’s sexual or gender identity), Intersex, and other sexual orientations besides heterosexual. This observance began after the…
During 2019 to 2021, the U.S. experienced one of the greatest increases in all-cause pediatric fatalities (ages 1-19 years) in more than 50 years, with increased mortality disproportionately resulting from preventable injuries. In May 2024,…
Congratulations to the HIPRC Trainee, Anne Massey, MPH, PhD(c) selected as a 2024 Bonderman Fellow. Each year, a select group of UW students are provided a rare opportunity to independently travel the world as Bonderman…
For Immediate Release from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission: Washington experienced 810 traffic deaths in 2023 according to preliminary data collected by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC). This represents a 10% increase since 2022,…