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Communities nationwide are beginning to enjoy warmer weather! Share these important Spring Break Safety Tips with family, friends and colleagues including Drowning Prevention, Transportation, and Safety at Home injury prevention topics.
Together, we can raise awareness of Spring Break Safety, Drowning Prevention, Window Falls, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention, Distracted Driving Awareness, and other important injury and violence prevention (IVP) topics.
The UW Department of Emergency Medicine recently launched a Tele-buprenorphine Hotline in partnership with Public Health—Seattle & King County to provide low-barrier medication for opioid use disorder. This NEW Telebup Program offers on-demand treatment…
Read MoreThe public is invited to collaborate with the Washington State Department of Health (WSDOH) on updating the Washington State Suicide Prevention Plan. Two regional workshops will be hosted to bring people together: Workshops Western Washington…
Read MoreThe Rural Health Information Hub recently released their Rural Community Health Toolkit. A toolkit is meant to help organizations and public health sectors learn how to identify community needs, find evidence-based models, plan and implement…
Read MoreTwo trainees from the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC), Shoshana Benjamin, MPH, and Matthew Frank, MSW, MPH have been selected for the 2024 Summer Internship at the National Center for Injury Prevention and…
Read MoreApril Pools Day is right around the corner & so is summer, let’s make it a safe one! This nationwide initiative aims to teach water safety and competency – skills that can save lives –…
Read MoreSevere traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a leading cause of child deaths and disability, with a disproportionate burden on low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Children in these countries often require long-term rehabilitation and care, which…
Read MoreWe conduct research, train scientists, educate public health practitioners, and implement prevention programs to achieve injury-related health equity across the lifespan.
We are dedicated to leading and supporting the best in injury research and to embracing the principles of health equity.
We are creating a pipeline of skilled, insightful, and productive investigators who will advance the field of injury control science in response to community needs.
We work with diverse communities to identify injury prevention concerns and collaborate with community and policy partners to prevent injuries.
