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About Us – Injury Prevention Research Center

WebIn the U.S. $671 billion is spent annually in medical costs and lost productivity. Our Vision is to create knowledge to keep people and communities safe. Our Mission is to support …

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Nursing & injury prevention: Our Q & A with Professor …

WebAnn Marie McCarthy, a professor in the UI College of Nursing, has been providing her expertise on injury prevention for over a decade as a member of the UI …

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What is “rural” in IVP research

WebRural injuries & violence is an understudied area in public health and presents unique challenges for research. With differences in population and geographic …

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Occupational Injury/Workplace Violence

WebOccupational Injury/Workplace Violence. Please click below to learn more about some of our occupational injury/workplace violence projects. Understanding Workplace Violence …

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Improving trauma care and saving lives in Iowa

WebThe Iowa Trauma Registry was also created to study trauma care and now houses data on traumatic injuries seen in the state’s 118 hospitals. In 2010, the UI IPRC …

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Burden of Injury in IA – Injury Prevention Research Center

WebThe Burden of Injury in Iowa report has been used extensively by both local health departments and agencies to prioritize injury programs and promote the need for injury …

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Disparities in youth suicide – Injury Prevention Research …

WebRural suicide rates increased 48% from 2000 to 2018 (from 13.1 to 19.4 per 100,000), increasing nearly 1.5 times more than urban rates (34% increase, from 10.0 to …

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Sex hormones and sports injuries in female athletes

WebJohnson received a UI Injury Prevention Research Center pilot grant in 2021 to women’s ability to regulate areas of their central nervous systems that are important …

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Staying safe on the farm – Injury Prevention Research …

WebFor over 30 years the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health (GPCAH) has been preventing agricultural injuries and improving health & safety in agricultural …

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Improving trauma care and saving lives in Iowa

WebImproving trauma care and saving lives in Iowa May, 2018 For over two decades the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC) has played a key role

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The rural effect on injuries – Injury Prevention Research Center

WebSince its establishment in 1991, the UI IPRC has been identifying how rural populations are affected by injuries and what places rural people at risk for being injured. …

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Preventing injuries & violence among U.S. veterans

WebMany U.S. veterans experience chronic pain from injuries sustained during their active duty and suffer from mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress …

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Preventing suicide: Q & A with Dr. Vakkalanka on mobile crisis …

WebMany people suffering from a mental health crisis arrive to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for emergency psychiatric care, which can contribute to …

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Injury Prevention Day: A spotlight on rural child injuries

WebNov. 18 – Around the country trauma hospitals, buildings and bridges will light up green as advocates in injury and violence prevention mark the second annual National Injury …

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Writing & Disseminating Policy Briefs

WebA policy brief is a stand-alone document4and communication tool with the following features: A succinct presentation of a problem along with its context,5the …

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Preventing youth suicide – Injury Prevention Research Center

WebYour Life Iowa (YLI) is the integrated hub/system for free and confidential help and information for alcohol, drugs, gambling, mental health, and suicide. YLI is available …

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Injury Prevention Day – Injury Prevention Research Center

WebNational Injury Prevention Day is November 18. National Injury Prevention Day 2023 is Saturday, November 18th! Join the UI Injury Prevention Research Center as we “shine a …

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The Prescription Opioid Crisis

Web4 | The Prescription Opioid Crisis Magnitude of the Prescription Opioid Crisis in Iowa OPIOID DEATHS Poisoning deaths have been rising since the early 1990s,1 and in …

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What Iowa is doing #1: Prescribing Guidelines

Web6 2.5 Work with industry and state lawmakers to require improved integration of PDMPs into electronic health records (EHR) “The process of integrating the Iowa PMP into electronic …

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