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.
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January 27, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids, a national network of local physician-led, hospital-based programs in Level I pediatric trauma centers, conducts interventions to prevent childhood injuries through education and environmental change.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result Report
The purpose - and impact - of the playground projects went beyond just providing safe places for children to play, according to Injury Free staff members.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result Report
Childhood injuries associated with ATVs are a serious and increasing problem in rural areas, where the vehicles' off-road capability makes them popular for agricultural and other utilitarian purposes, as well as for recreation.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result Report
With a network of sites and support infrastructure already in place, Injury Free provided an efficient mechanism for developing and testing promising innovations in obesity prevention, the team believed.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Miami chapter of Injury Free Coalition for Kids started in 1999 with a committed pediatrician, Judy Schaechter, M.D., and a $1,000 personal check from Injury Free founder Barbara Barlow.
October 11, 2010 | Program Result Report
Injury has long been the leading cause of childhood mortality, morbidity and hospital admissions in the United States.
January 1, 2004 | Book
In 1998, the Foundation's Injury Free Coalition for Kids initiative began to be replicated in other sites around the country. The author describes the expansion of the program and takes a closer look at San Diego, Miami and Chicago.
January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, in partnership with the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, convened a conference, "Partners in Prevention: Making Communities Injury Free."
June 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
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.
June 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
The St. Louis Children's Hospital Injury Prevention Coalition was based on the HHIPP model. Activities included community-based injury prevention education and providing safe and constructive activities and/or environments in which children can live and play.