The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) with partners to reduce traffic and transportation injury risk, encourage safe travel and improve the safety for active transportation modes (such as walking, biking and public transport). Our Center’s areas of research include emerging road traffic challenges such as distraction, marijuana impairment, concussion; the safety impact of transportation infrastructure; and innovation in measuring pedestrian/bicycle exposure.
To accomplish these goals, we rely on community and research partnerships and a strong methods core with expertise in large data linkage, imputation, simulation, machine learning and artificial intelligence strategies. Our work ultimately seeks to prevent traffic-related injury and death, with an emphasis on health equity. Together, we aim to do this through collaborative research, education and public awareness.
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This featured program offers tips for choosing the right car seat or booster seat, following Washington’s booster seat laws, and accessing local and national resources.
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Did you know that most car seats are not installed correctly? Ensuring your child’s car seat is properly secured can significantly reduce the risk of injury in a crash. That’s why Safe Kids Seattle &…
Read MoreIn a new Seattle Times Opinion-Editorial, Dr. Beth Ebel, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a researcher at Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, emphasizes the critical importance…
Read MoreThe UW Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) is committed to reducing injury and violence through empowering the next generation of public health leaders. This past summer, a 2023 INSIGHT High School Alum, William…
Read MoreIn a recent article featured in ParentMap Magazine, Dr. Beth Ebel, HIPRC core faculty, shares insights into updated car seat safety guidelines. She emphasizes the importance of correctly using car seats to reduce the risk…
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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…
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