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  • 2023 Pilot Grants

    We announce the availability of pilot funds to support pilot projects in injury & violence prevention.

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  • Student Success

    “I owe my current success to the training I received from the IPRC.”  – Laura Schwab Reese, PhD, 2015

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    See what interventions we developed, implemented, and evaluated.

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    Our partners help us translate scientific evidence into practice.

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  • ACEs

    The UI Promote Resiliency Initiative aims to increase education, research, and awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

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  • Falls Toolkit

    Learn how to establish a community-engaged network to refer older adults to falls prevention programming that works.

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Research

We create knowledge to keep you safe in your home, on the road, in your workplace, and in your community.
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We train current and next generation researchers and public health professionals. 
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Welcome to the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center

We prevent injuries through interdisciplinary research, education and outreach.

UI IPRC Injury Blog

A green tractor in front of a barn (rural Mason City, Iowa) lighting up green for National Injury Prevention Day to raise awareness of the need to prevent injuries and violence in rural communities.

2022: Our Year of IVP in Review

This past summer a call to action was published in the American Journal of Public Health which highlighted a national survey of leaders in accredited public health schools and programs in the U.S. … [Read More...]

A family with a teenage son standing outside a farm building, leaning on a wooden fence, smiling at the camera. It is bright and sunny.

National Injury Prevention Day: Safer gun storage to prevent child injuries and death

On November 18th safety advocates at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City will be promoting injury prevention, including safer storage of guns, by handing out educational … [Read More...]

Artificial intelligence. A microchip in the cyborg's head.

Pilot funds support IVP researchers over decades

Three new videos from the UI Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC) highlight how the center’s pilot grant program has helped University of Iowa faculty and students grow injury & violence … [Read More...]

psychiatrist sitting with her patient during a consultation in her clinic

Preventing suicide: Q & A with Dr. Vakkalanka on mobile crisis outreach

Many people suffering from a mental health crisis arrive to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for emergency psychiatric care, which can contribute to emergency room overcrowding and longer wait … [Read More...]

Happy female farmer holding a wood box containing fresh vegetables

Staying safe on the farm

Farming is vital to our society by providing food and raw materials, but comes with unique hazards that put farmers, their families, and farm workers at risk for injuries and death – both which are … [Read More...]

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Research

  • Center Expert Research Teams
  • Research Projects
  • Rural Injuries
  • Pilot Grant Program
  • Publications
  • Center Injury Data Library

Education & Training

  • Injury & Violence Prevention Field
  • Student Research
  • Curriculum
  • Funding
  • Careers

Outreach

  • Advocacy
  • Our Partners

Resources

  • Policy
  • COVID-19
  • Burden of Injury in IA
  • Interventions
  • Media Snippets
  • Success Stories
  • Infographics
  • Tools & Technology
  • Reports & Handouts

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