News and Events

The Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) held their annual conference April 7-9 at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City. We were lucky to be hosted by the Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention. Over 500 participants from around the country participated in this premier conference to share and learn about life-saving research to prevent injuries and violence.

The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy has been awarded funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue as an Injury Control Research Center.

The Safe System approach is a transportation system that is designed to protect people from traffic injury. Infrastructure changes are often the first public encounter of the Safe System approach, and public pushback is likely to occur if there is not an understanding of the rationale for the changes.

This award will bring together the Injury Center and Suicide Prevention Working Group within the Bloomberg School of Public Health to address suicide in the United States. 

Center faculty will work with Diné College's Department of Public Health to infuse injury prevention content in their core courses. The students from the tribal college will have injury prevention practicum opportunities with the IHS Navajo area environmental team.

Faculty and students from the Injury Center attended the Safe States Alliance conference held August 19th to August 22nd, 2024, in Portland, Oregon, sharing emerging findings and ongoing practice-based work with the field.