Category: Research

Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) aims to increase bicycle safety among residents of King County. To that end, the PHSKC Violence & Injury Prevention Unit, with funding from the King County Council,…

Gender-affirming health care improves the wellbeing of transgender (trans) individuals. But today, many trans patients frequently report discriminatory and harmful experiences in health care settings. In a new study published in JAMA Network | Open,…

Originally Shared to UW Medicine Newsroom Researchers are finding that older adults with knee arthritis pain can and will participate from their homes in online exercise classes. Providing such classes online can remove some barriers…

Researchers at the HIPRC have received funding from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) to examine electric scooter (e-Scooter) related injuries in Washington state and estimate the potential impact of e-Scooter share programs on injuries….

The HIPRC is excited to partner with Dr. Stacy Rasmus and the Center for Alaska Native Health Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Drs. Patel and Rasmus are collaborating to investigate Alaska Native elder…

Injuries are a major cause of death and disability in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. A study resulting from a partnership between the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), Alaska Native Medical Center,…

A new study conducted by the Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Control and Prevention (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), looked into Injury Control Research Centers (ICRCs) impact on furthering…

Originally published by UW Insider on 11/8/2023. The University of Washington will host its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday, November 10th at 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the UW Seattle, Medal of Honor…

OLYMPIA – Originally published by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Drug overdose and opioid misuse are serious public health crises impacting communities nationwide. Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) new State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting…

Congratulations to UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Student, Abby Chiu, BS, HIPRC Core Faculty Member, Michele Curatolo, MD, PhD, and his study team for receiving the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Helping to End Addiction…

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