Our Mission
Our mission is to improve population health by reducing the morbidity and mortality from unintentional and intentional injuries through knowledge creation, dissemination and translation of scientific discoveries, development of innovative and multilevel training and education programs, and promotion of best practices and evidence-based interventions.
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Announcing Columbia SURGE
The Columbia SURGE (Scientific Union for the Reduction of Gun Violence) capitalizes on the university’s convening power to generate new science, new scientists, and transformative solutions to the tragedy of gun violence.
Read more...Newest Krauss Award Winner Named
During the 7th annual Symposium of the Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention at Columbia University, Svetla Slavova, PhD, of the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center received the Jess Kraus award. It is an honor the editorial board of Injury Epidemiology provides annually to acknowledge the paper which best demonstrates novelty, simplicity, and clarity while establishing the potential to impact population health. Slavova’s paper,…
Read more...2018 Jess Kraus Award Goes to Columbia Researcher
Stanford Chihuri, MPH is the 2018 recipient of the Jess Kraus award, an honor the editorial board of Injury Epidemiology provides annually to acknowledge the Journal’s paper which best demonstrates novelty, simplicity, and clarity while establishing the potential to impact population health. “I am humbled to receive this award early in my career,” Chihuri said….
Read more...Experts Translate Research into Effective Prevention
New Tools Offered to Translate Injury Research into Effective Prevention Public health professionals from around the region have new tools in their repertoire for translating injury research into effective prevention. Bullying and youth suicide, the contributions stable safe communities can add to violence and suicide prevention, a data driven approach to saving lives when it…
Read more...Research on Police Assaults Awarded
The Jess Kraus Award is given annually to acknowledge the best paper published in the journal Injury Epidemiology.
Read more...Events & Announcements
Schedule of Injury Epidemiology Unit Seminars, Spring 2020
Four seminars addressing areas of injury science.
Read more...Schedule of Injury Epidemiology Unit Seminars, Fall 2019
All of the seminars listed below will be held from 11:30 – 12:30 pm in the Hammer Health Sciences Building (701 West 168th Street, Rm HLL201). Lunch will be served. Webinar link also listed with each talk. Click here to download a PDF of this schedule. SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 Sports-related concussions James M. Noble, MD,…
Read more...7th Annual Conference, May 23, 2019
Innovations in Translating Injury Research into Effective Prevention. Register now!
Read more...Schedule of Injury Epidemiology Unit Seminars, 2018-2019
UNIT SEMINARS INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY 2018-2019 All of the seminars listed below will be held from 11:30 – 12:30 pm in the Hammer Health Sciences Building (701 West 168th Street, Rm LL108A). Lunch will be served. Webinar link also listed with each talk. Please note that the room for Spring-semester seminars has changed, and is now…
Read more...Seminar: Opioid Utilization and Its Association with Workers Compensation Cost and Return to Work
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Webinar available, see details for link.
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