To achieve health equity, injury disparities must be better understood
A new study from Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center and the University of Washington School of Social Work identified trends and gaps in current injury disparities research. After reviewing ten years of published studies, the authors are calling for more researchers to collaborate with impacted communities and study prevention policies and programs.
The scoping review, published in Health Equity in October, identified more than 600 studies published between 2007 and 2017 that explicitly examined injury disparity. HIPRC researchers reviewed each study’s design and data to draw larger conclusions.
The study was led by core member Megan Moore, Ph.D., MSW, and co-authors include doctoral student Kelsey Conrick, MPH; HIPRC associate member Molly Fuentes, M.D., M.S.; core member Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, M.D., Ph.D.; Washington State University associate professor Janessa Graves, Ph.D., MPH; UW Department of Epidemiology alumna Divya Patil, MPH; former INSIGHT intern Madeline Herrenkohl, Research Scientist Brianna Mills, Ph.D.; core member Fred Rivara, M.D., MPH; core member Beth Ebel, M.D., MPH; and HIPRC Director Monica Vavilala, M.D.
INSIGHT announces Jean M. Pinder Memorial Fund
The INSIGHT summer research program and HIPRC announced the creation of the Jean M. Pinder Memorial Fund to support an INSIGHT intern. Beginning with the 2020 program, one member of each INSIGHT Research Program cohort will be selected as the Jean M. Pinder Memorial Fund Scholar upon acceptance. Applications for the 2020 program are open through Jan. 15.
Jean Martin Pinder (1916-2014) was one of the first African American women to graduate from the Yale School of Public Health in 1947 and supported new education opportunities during her distinguished career in maternal and child health. Pinder was a pioneer in advanced professional education for African American women, and the memorial fund seeks to honor her legacy by promoting health equity and addressing disparities in injury control. With this goal in mind, INSIGHT leadership will select a recipient based on academic excellence and financial need who is part of an underrepresented minority group.
The INSIGHT program is grateful to the anonymous donor whose contribution and vision created the memorial fund. If you are interested in contributing to this or other initiatives at HIPRC, please contact hiprc@uw.edu.
HIPRC launches junior faculty series for collaboration
An Early Career Researcher Collaboration Lunch, the first in a planned series of events to support junior faculty, was held on Dec. 13, with junior faculty from the UW departments of psychiatry, epidemiology, sociology, pediatrics, and surgery present.
The series is organized by Education Core Assistant Director Chris DeCou, Ph.D. as part of the center’s education and training activities. This lunch will be held on the second Friday of each month at HIPRC (attendance also possible via Zoom), beginning Jan. 10, 2020 at 1 p.m. PST. To learn more about future events in the series, contact DeCou via email (decou@uw.edu).
HIPRC’s Miriam Haviland earns doctorate
Research Consultant Miriam Haviland, Ph.D., with HIPRC’s Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, successfully defended her dissertation at the Boston University School of Public Health on Nov. 8 to earn her doctorate in epidemiology. Her dissertation was titled “Maternal Medical History, Psychosocial Factors, and Birth Outcomes.” Haviland will continue in her role at FIPRP supporting research to better understand firearm injuries and deaths.
UW Public Health Magazine relaunched
The University of Washington School of Public Health has relaunched the UW Public Health Magazine to spotlight public health successes in research, collaboration, and outreach at the university. A number of HIPRC faculty are part of SPH, and the school is an active collaborative partner with the center.
Among public health successes of 2019, the magazine covered the formation of HIPRC's Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, which was funded by the Washington State Legislature, HIPRC's designation as a CDC-funded Injury Control Research Center, and achievements by faculty members HIPRC Research Core Director Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, M.D., Ph.D., and Research Core Associate Director Steve Mooney, Ph.D.
HIPRC job openings
With recent growth at HIPRC, we are hiring a number of positions for researchers, communicators, and administrators. Apply through UW Job Website:
Research Scientist (Firearms Program) – Req # 170186
Education: Master’s degree in quantitative health or social sciences, or related field.
Experience: Minimum of 4 years of increasingly responsible and relevant experience in writing grant proposals and scientific papers, study design conceptualization, conduct of research and research data management and analysis, preferably in firearm violence research or other injury research.
Program Manager – Req # 173926
Education: BA in health sciences, business, public policy or similar
Experience: 4-5 Years’ (with minimum of 4 years) progressive experience working in academic or research environment or combination of education and experience.
Research Consultant (Mixed Methods) – Req # 173682
Education: Bachelor’s degree in public health, education, health sciences, statistical analysis or related field
Experience: 2 years’ experience in study design, research data management and data analysis
Event Calendar
Dec. 25, (Wednesday): University Holiday, HIPRC offices closed
Jan. 1, (Wednesday): University Holiday, HIPRC offices closed
Jan. 3, (Friday) 1-2 p.m. PST: Journal Club – Safe & Active Transport with Beth Ebel, M.D.
Jan. 10, (Friday) 1-2 p.m. PST: Early Career Researcher Collaboration Lunch
Jan. 15 (Wednesday) 1-2 p.m. PST: Work-in-Progress – TBD with Steve Mooney, Ph.D.
Jan. 15, (Wednesday) 11:59 p.m. PST: INSIGHT Research Program applications close (undergraduate & graduate program)
Jan. 20, (Monday): University Holiday, HIPRC offices closed
Jan. 29 (Wednesday) 1-2 p.m. PST: Work-in-Progress – "Single IRB(Institutional Review Board)" with Adrienne Mayer, assistant director of IRB reliances, University of Washington Human Subjects Division
Unless noted otherwise, all events take place at HIPRC offices. Remote options are available for some events - contact hiprc@uw.edu for details.
On Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the University of Washington Health Sciences Library will host a JAMA Network Open Day to introduce the Puget Sound research community to open publishing and provide knowledge associated with publishing for the JAMA Network Open Journal.
HIPRC core member Fred Rivara, M.D., MPH, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington is the editor of JAMA Open and the keynote speaker. Other topics with presentations will include: Open Researcher and Contributor (ORC)ID, Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), Clinical Trials.gov, and the new PubMed.
In the News
The Seattle Times cited expertise and research by core members Fred Rivara, M.D., MPH, and Steve Mooney, Ph.D., in addressing bike helmet usage and laws in Washington.
HIPRC Director Monica Vavilala, M.D., talked barriers high schools face in following state concussion laws with Reuters, which was carried in a number of other outlets.
Associate member Caleb Banta-Green, Ph.D., MPH, MSW discussed the potency of Carfentanil, picked up in a number of outlets including MSN.com.
Core member Beth Ebel, M.D., shared important information on carbon monoxide safety during cold weather picked up in the Tri-City Herald.
ITHS Early Investigator Catalyst Awards
Next Application Deadline: Jan. 1, 2020
Eligibility: Early Stage Investigators at ITHS Partner Institutions, including the University of Washington, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, and other academic institutions affiliated with the University of Washington through the ITHS in the WWAMI.
The ITHS Early Investigator Catalyst Award program is designed to provide “just-in-time” resources to investigators looking to complete a project or collect pilot data for a larger grant application. Investigators can receive a maximum of $5,000 (direct costs only) toward the purchase of supplies or core services not provided by ITHS. If your research includes Human Subjects or Animals, you can apply if your IRB or IACUC is currently approved or exempt.
ITHS Early Investigator Voucher Awards
Next Application Deadline: Jan. 1, 2020
Eligibility: Early Stage Investigators at ITHS Partner Institutions, including the University of Washington, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, and other academic institutions affiliated with the University of Washington through the ITHS in the WWAMI
The ITHS is offering Voucher Awards as “in-kind” service vouchers in support of outstanding translational research. Our goal is to provide translational research studies with critical support needed for a project. Most facilities/resources that provide services on a fee-for service basis are eligible for participation in this program (see table below). These services are tailored to meet the specific needs of each investigator and can include assistance with biostatistics, bioethics, research coordination, data and safety monitoring, regulatory monitoring, biomedical informatics, or clinical support. Research involving human subjects or animals must have their IRB and/or IACUC protocols approved or have proof of exemption in order to be eligible for this award.
The collaborative seeks research proposals that will address knowledge gaps in:
Urban gun violence
Domestic gun violence
Mass shootings
Gun suicides
Officer-involved shootings
How gun policies affect a wide range of stakeholder interests, such as defensive gun use.
In addition to basic and descriptive projects, the RFP will request applied and policy research proposals on gun violence prevention and on the effects of gun regulations at the local, state, and federal levels. The solicitation will include opportunity to apply for dissertation awards as well as new post-doctoral research fellowship awards.
The American Journal of Public Health is seeking paper describing rural health research, analyzing the status of rural governmental public health and health care, reporting interventions in rural settings, assessing the impact of laws and policies aiming at revitalizing rural health, and the human health impact of climate change specifically in rural areas. They also invite editorials and commentaries proposing ways of applying public health methods that have been successful in metropolitan areas or in rural health in other regions of the world to US rural settings, describing potential sources of funding, and depicting a vision for a rural public health of the 21st century.
Faculty Development:SER Course Workshop
Application Deadline: Feb. 3, 2020
Eligibility: Post-doctoral and early career faculty teaching/planning to teach a course in epidemiologic methods
Cost: $25
The Society for Epidemiological Research Education Committee will sponsor a half day workshop on June 16, 2020 in Boston at the 2020 Annual Meeting focused on course development and revision. This workshop is targeted to post-doctoral scholars and early career faculty members who are planning to or in the process of teaching a course in epidemiologic methods. Workshop participants should have a specific course targeted for revision and be committed to making revisions to their course in response to the workshop.
The Open Forum, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a place where attendees will learn all about the most interesting and emerging content from their peers around a wide variety of topics in performance improvement and innovation in public health. The Open Forum offers two (2) learning tracks: Performance Improvement & Public Health Innovation
Open Forum content is targeted for public health practitioners who work in performance improvement, accreditation readiness, or are focusing on innovation in their health departments or their community. It is a valuable opportunity for leaders, managers, and front-line staff.
Call for Webinar Proposals:SAVIR Webinar Series
Deadline for Fall 2020: April 1, 2020
The purpose of the SAVIR webinars is to improve the scope and quality of injury control research by providing a regular forum for increasing interaction and skills among key injury stakeholders: researchers, trainees, organizations (e.g. ICRCs, NCIPC, SAVIR, Safe States, etc.), and practitioners. The webinars will showcase injury and violence research in order to:
Increase attention to injury issues among those new to the field
Exchange methods and approaches
Disseminate and discuss research findings
We welcome presentations on any injury topics, special populations, methodological issues, policy dilemmas, etc. We are especially interested in presentations that showcase collaborations among centers, across disciplines, and between researchers and practitioners.
Learn from injury research advocates on approaches to communicating with policy makers about funding, research, and other topics from the Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research
Presentations by authors featured in the latest issue of Health Affairs, including a talk by Research Scientist Brianna Mills, Ph.D. in HIPRC’s Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program.
A free online course on opioids designed for non-prescribing healthcare providers and interested students at the graduate level is now available from the University of Michigan. The course was designed by the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI), Michigan-Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan OPEN) and the CDC-funded University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center.
A new study from Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center and the University of Washington School of Social Work 
Jean Martin Pinder (1916-2014) was one of the first African American women to graduate from the Yale School of Public Health in 1947 and supported new education opportunities during her distinguished career in maternal and child health. Pinder was a pioneer in advanced professional education for African American women, and the memorial fund seeks to honor her legacy by promoting health equity and addressing disparities in injury control. With this goal in mind, INSIGHT leadership will select a recipient based on academic excellence and financial need who is part of an underrepresented minority group.
An Early Career Researcher Collaboration Lunch, the first in a planned series of events to support junior faculty, was held on Dec. 13, with junior faculty from the UW departments of psychiatry, epidemiology, sociology, pediatrics, and surgery present.
Research Consultant Miriam Haviland, Ph.D., with HIPRC’s Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, successfully defended her dissertation at the Boston University School of Public Health on Nov. 8 to earn her doctorate in epidemiology. Her dissertation was titled “Maternal Medical History, Psychosocial Factors, and Birth Outcomes.” Haviland will continue in her role at FIPRP supporting research to better understand firearm injuries and deaths.
UW Public Health Magazine relaunched
On Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the University of Washington Health Sciences Library will host a JAMA Network Open Day to introduce the Puget Sound research community to open publishing and provide knowledge associated with publishing for the JAMA Network Open Journal.
