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Board of Directors
Stephen Marshall
Steve Marshall, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Orthopedics and an adjunct appointment in Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a core faculty member for the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center. Dr. Marshall’s main area of research focus is injury epidemiology. His current research is largely focused on injuries from sports...
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Centers
University of Michigan Injury Research Center
The University of Michigan Injury Research Center (UMIRC) was established in July, 1997. The center is based in the Department of Emergency Medicine and is comprised of core and associate faculty from the Departments of Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, and Pediatrics and communicable diseases. UMIRC is engaged in epidemiologic and clinical research. Current research addresses both unintentional...
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Facts
Unintentional

At every age the majority of injury deaths are unintentional. For persons 28 years and over, suicide rates consistently exceed homicide rates. Source: CDC/NCHS, Bergen G,Chen LH, Warner M, Fingerhut LA. Injury in the United States: 2007. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2008

Location

In 2004-2005, half of all injury episodes occurred at home (either inside or outside). Streets, highways and parking lots as well as sports facilities and other recreation areas were equally likely (13% each) places for injury episodes to occur. Source: CDC/NCHS, Bergen G,Chen LH, Warner M, Fingerhut LA. Injury in the United States: 2007. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2008


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From SAVIR in Injury Prevention

Shannon Frattaroli, Nathan Yee, Keshia M. Pollack, et al.
December 2009 Issue

Michael J. Mello and Corinne Peek-Asa
October 2009 Issue

Help put 'Injury" Prevention and Care back into Healthcare Reform
August 2009 Issue

Child Injury around the World: a Global Research Agenda for Child Injury Prevention
June 2009 Issue

Core Competencies for Injury and  Violence Prevention
April 2009 Issue

 

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