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Recovering from TBI – Why I Do What I Do at the Injury Center
Guest blogger: Jessica Burke Jessica's car after the crash I could be a web developer anywhere. So, why do I choose to work at CDC’s Injury Center? It’s because I know what it means to suffer a...
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Seeing My World through A Safer Lens
We are excited to see how injury and violence professionals, students, and the general public can showcase what injury and violence prevention looks like in their own communities through the “Seeing My...
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Keeping People Safe on the Road: Why I Do What I Do at the CDC Injury Center
On this Boulevard de La Madeleine, Paris France, Dr. David Sleet was struck by a car – his pedestrian story impacts the work he does for the CDC Injury Center. Guest blogger: David Sleet, PhD I was a...
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Back to School: Making Safety First on Your List
Guest Blogger: Wendy Holmes, MS Back-to-school season seems to usher a school bus load of paper into our home. It starts with a cheerful postcard showing my child’s new teacher. Then comes the packet...
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Seeing Creativity at Work in Injury and Violence Prevention
I still vividly remember my days working at a trauma center, treating victims of violence and traumatic events and working with communities to help prevent violence and injuries from happening in the...
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5 Ways to Keep Teens Safe on the Road
One of the most difficult things about working in the emergency department was making a phone call. Not just any phone call, but a call at midnight, or 2 a.m., a call to a parent who might be waiting...
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National Public Health Week: “Public Health is ROI” – Saving Lives, Saving...
Injuries and violence kill 180,000 people each year. Motor vehicle crashes, falls, homicides, and other types of injury events kill more people in the first half of life than any other cause —...
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Multitasking is Dangerous: Don’t be a distracted driver behind the wheel
If you think that your ability to text, talk, or email while driving is impressive… think again! It’s dangerous, and it can lead to a dangerous situation on the road. We may feel compelled to check our...
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KIDS: Draw, Paint, Create— Be Heads Up about Concussion Safety
When you watch a child’s creativity come to life, you can see how their imaginations help them describe the world around them. Through their artwork, they can share their thoughts and ideas with a...
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Core VIPP: Empowering States to Take Action To Put an End to Violence and...
The headlines are all too familiar: A teen driver is killed just months after getting his license. A high school football player suffers a head injury after a tackle during practice. A mother overdoses...
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