Find state-by-state injury death rates and rankings and a report card for how well states scored on 10 key indicators of steps states can take to prevent injuries.
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids established an ongoing national network of hospital-based programs focused on reducing injuries to children in high-injury neighborhoods.
NewPublicHealth spoke with Sheila Regan, who manages hospital partnerships for Cure Violence, formerly CeaseFire, an organization based in Chicago that has pioneered a public health approach to stopping shootings and killings.
Start Strong combines innovative strategies in education, policy change, community outreach and social marketing to stop teen dating violence and empower teens to build healthier relationships throughout their lives.
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October 12, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Alan Schwarz spent the majority of his career as a baseball reporter before authoring dozens of stories for The New York Times unearthing the dangers of concussions in football at all levels—from the professional leagues down to kids’ leagues. He wa ...
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
Researchers analyzed the costs of providing screening and a brief counseling intervention and compared them to the costs of future emergency department and trauma center visits and hospital admissions.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result
United Hospital in St. Paul - a part of the Allina network of hospitals and other health services - developed and tested multiple steps to reduce harmful falls.
November 4, 2011 | Program Result
The National Organization on Disability worked with the U.S. Army to develop, implement and assess the Wounded Warrior Careers program, which provides career-development support to severely injured veterans and key family members.
August 1, 2001 | Program Result
The National Academy of Social Insurance prepared and published the Workers' Compensation Cost and Benefit Data Series, which tracks trends in claims and payments for job-related injuries and illnesses.
June 1, 1999 | Program Result
The Grady Injury Prevention Program is located at Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital where the project director, Donna Jones, M.D., is a public health pediatrician.
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey reported that roughly 14.5 percent of U.S. high school students considered suicide in 2006. This study used focus groups to uncover common beliefs about teen suicide
March 29, 2007 | Evaluation
The final report describes an evaluability assessment of each of the eight Injury Free Coalition for Kids' programs to assess their early implementation phase and the programs’ capacity to support a formal evaluation.
February 28, 2012 | Story
With RWJF support, Harold Amos Scholar researches a promising approach to treating traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents.
March 14, 2013 | Program Result
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) worked with a coalition of public health, business, and other partners to build consensus for a modernized public health system and to inform the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.