Falls are a leading cause of death and injury among older adults in the U.S. When firefighters assist with an older adult fall in a home or check on an older adult, they are often on the front lines … [Read More...]
UI IPRC Injury Blog
Child passenger safety: 30 years of data in Iowa
The use of seat belts and car safety seats is one of the reasons motor vehicle safety is one of the top public health achievements of the 20th century according to the CDC. In Iowa, child restraint … [Read More...]
Students taking on injuries & violence
The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC) trains the next generation of the leaders in injury and violence prevention. As one of the only injury centers in the Midwest funded … [Read More...]
Violence & trauma: Q & A with Professor Mark Berg
The flyer announcing UI Associate Professor Mark Berg’s new fall course Social Psychology of Aggression lists challenging topics like gun violence, crime data & trends, theories of violence and … [Read More...]
UI IPRC & partners: Addressing motorcycle safety in Iowa
Motorcycle-involved crashes accounted for a little less than 2% of all crashes on Iowa roads each year from 2014 – 2018. However this percentage is high, said State Safety Engineer Jan Laaser-Webb … [Read More...]