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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March 28, 2012 | Story
Surveys show nurses are at risk for injuries, illnesses and violence on the job.
August 29, 2011 | Story
New RWJF-funded study emphasizes importance of safety and job satisfaction in lowering turnover rates.
November 22, 2010 | Story
Linda Degutis becomes the first health professional with a background in nursing to head up the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
June 1, 2002 | Journal Article
The law requires that hospitals enact safety measures to guard against this risk and protect health care workers.
July 1, 2002 | Journal Article
Nurses from units with low staffing and poor organizational climates were generally twice as likely as nurses on well-staffed and better-organized units to report risk factors, needlestick injuries, and near misses.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A patient care plan, including current fall risk status and appropriate interventions, should be made available to the patient, the patient's health care team and family to reduce falls.
December 6, 2012 | Story
RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar program director honored for work to protect battered women from injury and death.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
IHI published on its Web site a guide with four "promising" approaches to help hospital staff identify patients at risk for serious injury from a fall and to implement interventions to prevent or mitigate fall-related injuries.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
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.
August 2, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: Technically Philly reports that, after organiz ...