With current public health recommendations for COVID-19, HIPRC events will remain VIRTUAL until further notice.
Persons with Dementia (PWD) have suicide mortality rates 1.5x GREATER than persons without dementia. Certain conditions, prevalent among older adults, including early cognitive changes associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD), place older adults at high-risk for firearm suicide.
Firearms are the most common and deadly mechanism used for suicide among older adults. As a person ages, firearms are used in suicides with increasing frequency.
Share our FREEFirearm Safety Guide with older adults and caretakers in your network >> Download today!
Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) visit w/ HIPRC
Students met with a diverse panel of mentors, discussed a variety of public health career topics, and enjoyed an in-depth tour of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
UW Medicine Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Abortion
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey imposed significant impacts across our nation on healthcare justice, affecting the health, financial stability, and opportunity for many people.
This ruling represents a significant rollback of women’s right to make their own decisions about their health care and many of us believe that it profoundly undermines a basic human right to bodily autonomy.
As summer is in full swing, many families are preparing to GET OUT & ENJOY the newly warming weather. Whatever your plans are for your family this summer, preparing with simple safety equipment and resources can help ensure a safe and active season.
This year will forever be commemorated as a Celebration of Freedom with Black and Brown added to our nation's PRIDE flag and Juneteenth officially recognized as a holiday to commemorate the June 19, 1865 Emancipation of all Chattel Slaves post Civil War.
iHEAL Collaborative Trainingw/ Speaker Jennifer Sprecher,
Director of Strategy Development & Deployment, UW Department of Nursing*
*Session will be hosted on Zoom. For instructions, please contact hiprc@uw.edu.
To support social distancing, all center events have been moved to virtual formats. Contact hiprc@uw.edu for access instructions for specific events.
HIPRC supported National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Friday, June 3 followed by Wear Orange Weekend June 3-5 >> Read more
Barriers & Facilitators to the ERPO Filing Process
New research led by the UW Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center’s Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program (FIPRP) examined barriers & facilitators to the civilian Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) filing process in Washington state.
Our 2022 Summer INSIGHT High School Program has begun!
Featured Left to Right: Jim Phuong, PhD, MSPH, INSIGHT Program High School Research Faculty Lead; Amy Muma, MS, OTR/L, INSIGHT Program Supervisor; Kavon Arbabi, INSIGHT Program TA; Mira Nickels, INSIGHT Program TA.
Interested in being an INSIGHT High School Program topic speaker?
Our 4-week Virtual Summer INSIGHT High School Program is successfully underway serving high school students from across the nation who are motivated to learn and to make a difference in their communities.
We are seeking (10) Topic Speakers who will each present a :30-minute discussion (virtually via Zoom) to our INSIGHT High School Program students on a topic pertaining to Mental Health, Trauma, Gun Research, or Pediatrics.
To signup, contact: Amy Muma, INSIGHT Program Supervisor
2022 INSIGHT REACH Program Recap
Our inaugural INSIGHT REACH Program just wrapped up!
Join us for a Collaborative Training in partnership with iHeal and ITHS at 1a-Noon on July 25. Session will be led online by speaker Jennifer Sprecher, Director of Strategy Development and Deployment, University of Washington Department of Nursing.
How western Washington is preparing for kids under 5 to be COVID vaccine-eligible
King 5 News, 06/17/22, “I am so excited for families,” University of Washington Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Beth Ebel said. “Parents do have questions,” Ebel said. “They've read a lot. They've been listening to things from relatives. We love questions–bring it on. The best parents have questions because they care. We're your partner. We're here together with you and your kid to keep him or her healthy their whole life.”
Safe Smoking Kits: Here's What They Are & How They Help
Health News, 06/16/22, Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, principal research scientist at the Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, School of Medicine, University of Washington, said “Providing safe smoking kits goes beyond just helping the individual. They help reduce harm to the community at large.”
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HIPRC is a worldwide leader in injury cause and prevention research. Together, we have the power to prevent harm and suffering from injury and violence.
