• Home
• About The Center

Our Mission

To advance the safety of children, adolescents and young adults through childhood injury research and to apply our resources to developing effective interventions to prevent these injuries from recurring.

Research. Action. Impact.

Using a multidisciplinary approach, the Center for Injury Research and Prevention draws on a team of scientists from the fields of emergency medicine, pediatric trauma, pediatric and adolescent development, epidemiology and biostatistics, bioengineering, computational engineering, psychology, behavioral development, communications, and health education.

These different points of view form the foundation of a methodology in which research into the pre-event, event and post-event causes of injury and trauma can lead to action and ultimately make an impact on our nation's youth. The Center's findings are not only published in medical journals, but also are translated into recommendations for parents, educators, policymakers and product manufacturers by the Center's outreach and advocacy professionals.

The Research-to-Action-to-Impact Paradigm

The Center for Injury Research and Prevention research follows a cycle that encourages action beyond the publication of research findings. The research team seeks innovative solutions to identified injury mechanisms through evidence-based interventions in the form of educational tools, improved product design, and improved legislative and regulatory policy to achieve measurable impact in the form of injuries avoided and lives saved.