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With current public health recommendations for COVID-19 suppression, HIPRC has moved to fully remote work and online events until further notice. To contact the center or our faculty, email is best.
The Haborview Injury Prevention & Research Center has launched their brand new website www.hiprc.org. On the new site you'll find easy-to-use tabs which will help you find information about our center, our injury sections, research publications, and so much more!
Our website is still accessible using the old URL https://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/. To visit: click here.
K99 Grant Selected for Funding from NICHD
HIPRC postdoctoral scholar Avanti Adhia, Sc.D., received a K99 Research Training and Career Development award from NICHD to study the effectiveness of state intimate partner violence (IPV) laws on school-based prevention and response in reducing the prevalence of adolescent IPV. The objectives are to determine if state IPV laws reduce adolescent IPV victimization, assess if and how high schools implement these laws adequately, identify barriers and facilitators to implementation, and develop a toolkit to facilitate implementation. Adhia’s study will provide critical and actionable evidence for policy makers and agencies responsible for carrying out IPV policy implementation.
RTL Featured in Concussion Alliance
Monica Vavilala, M.D., explains the importance of the Return to Learn (RTL) program in a new article featured in Concussion Alliance. “Return to Learn refers to the idea that students with a concussion should have attention paid to the pace and nature of how they return to academics,” explains HIPRC director Dr. Vavilala.
To read more from Dr. Vavilala’s interview, click here.
Mock Study Section
HIPRC training core is offering a Mock Study Section to enhance grant writing skills and gain insight into how NIH & CDC peer reviewers evaluate grants. This study session is open to all trainees and junior investigators. Session will take place August 7 via zoom.
The Section will Feature:
Scientific Review Officer: Nicole Gibran, MD
Chair: Hilaire Thompson, RN, PhD
Reviewers: Grant O’Keefe, MD, Brian Saelens, PhD & Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, PhD
Council: Fred Rivara, MD, MPH
Register by: August 3
Email: hiprc@uw.edu for more details.
Meet HIPRC's Summer MPH Practicum Student
Saida Mahamud, BA will be working alongside the outreach & communication team throughout the summer. She's currently a second-year Masters in Public Health student in the Department of Global Health earning a certificate in International Humanitarian Response at the University of Washington. Some of her research interests include: maternal and child health in Somali communities, refugee mental health, forced migration studies, Black diaspora studies, and humanitarian emergencies She was born in Canada but raised in Minneapolis, MN in a Somali household. Mahamud is into all types of trivia especially geography and loves learning different languages.
In her courses, she often hears about dissemination being the pivotal point of public health work. In her practicum this summer she’s being exposed to countless ways to disseminate to communities. “I’ve seen the arduous process that leads up to that point like drafting advocacy letters, creating social media content and messaging, writing grants, and connecting with local organizations/stakeholders,” Mahamud says.
She hopes she can use these skills she’s learning over the summer to become an effective advocate for the health and well-being of communities she hopes to serve in the future.
Submit Research Surveys for Pediatric Trauma Society
Distribution of research surveys/questionnaires to health care professionals is an effective method to explore practice patterns, knowledge, etc. Submit your survey to the Pediatric Trauma Society. The PTS Research Committee will:
Solicit ideas for pediatric trauma focused surveys
Collaborate with membership committee to provide principle investigator a list of target survey recipients and contact information
Provide some level of review for surveys intended for PTS members at large
Provide some language to principle investigator for endorsement by PTS research committee for Society distribution
August 13 (Thursday) 9-11 a.m. PST: CLIME Workshop: Best Practices in Writing Letters of Recommendation
September 14-15 (Monday-Tuesday): UW Medicine EMS & Trauma Conference
To support social distancing, all center events have been moved to online formats. Please contact hiprc@uw.edu for access instructions for specific events.
The Violence Project has released an updated version of their Mass Shooter Database. Click here to access the updated and expanded database.
New Study shows Relationship between Economic Insecurity & Intimate Partner Violence. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the largest cash transfer programs for low-income working families in the USA. Researchers at HIPRC, UW Medicine and the Department of Epidemiology of the University of Washington School of Public Health conducted a new study evaluating the association between state earned income tax credits and intimate partner homicides. For more on this study click here.
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iHeal News
"Thank you for all who attended and participated in the iHeal WIP on 07/22. We are working to integrate feedback from WIP session. Monica Vavilala, M.D. will attend our Community Advisory Board meeting on 07/31 to address the feedback they provided us on how to best integrate equity and social justice at HIPRC." - Megan Moore, Ph.D., MSW.
In the News
"To Get People to Wear Masks, Look to Seatbelts, Helmets and Condoms," Fred Rivara, MD, MPH, talks with the New York Times about convincing people to wear masks. Click here to read more from Dr. Rivara.
"Keep safe around the water during warming weather," Beth Ebel, MD, MSc, MPH, talks about water safety while temperatures continue to warm up in Washington State. Click here to see more from Dr. Ebel.
This collection from Injury Epidemiology aims to bring together a selection of the latest research and developments surrounding gun violence and gun violence prevention.
Topics may include but are not limited to:
Domestic violence
Mass shootings
The long term health effects of gunshot wounds
The spatial patterns of injury incidence as a result of gun violence
The cost associated with firearm related injuries
The role of firearms in suicide
HIPRC is a joint initiative of the University of Washington School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center.