Gui Borges wins Soper Award for Excellence
HICRC is proud to announce that former visiting scholar Gui Borges has been awarded the Fred L. Soper Award for Excellence in Health Literature, presented by the Pan American Health and Education Foundation in Washington, DC. Gui was presented this honor for his paper "Traumatic Events and Suicide-Related Outcomes among Mexico City Adolescents." Congratulations Gui for this major recognition
October 28, 2009
While we were sleeping, aeroplanes – not children – were made safer
The Social Research Unit posted a nice review of David Hemenway's book While We Were Sleeping. Read it here.
October 16, 2009
While We Were Sleeping in Injury Prevention
Injury Prevention journal published a favorable review of David Hemenway's book While We Were Sleeping.
September 30, 2009
Prevention can be Grimm-- send in the elves!
David Hemenway's recent book While We Were Sleeping received a great review from the online UK news publication Prevention Action. Take a look!
August 25, 2009
Veteran Status not Linked with Suicide in Older Men
Matthew Miller's study on how veteran status was not linked with suicide in older men was picked up by Reuters. Read story here.
July 26, 2009
Babies Who Die from Abuse often have Suffered Previous Ill-Treatment
Catherine Barber was quoted by USA Today in a news story about babies who die from child abuse. Read story here.
June 15, 2009
Bulletins on Self Defense vs. Criminal Gun Use released
We are pleased to announce the third edition of Bulletins, our newsletter summarizing key topics within firearms research. This issue compares estimates of self defense gun use and criminal gun use.
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March 5, 2009
David Hemenway's While We Were Sleeping now in print
David Hemenway's new book While We Were Sleeping:Success Stories in Injury and Violence Prevention, published by the University of California Press, is now available for order. This book draws from more than sixty success stories from the injury and violence prevention fields to chronicle the lives of those who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make the world a safer place. Read more here.
June 8, 2009
Dr. Bob Sege in New York Times Article on Bullying
Dr. Bob Sege was featured in a New York Times article on the pediatrician's role in the prevention of bullying. Read article here.
May 14, 2009
David Hemenway on Arizona Public Radio
David Hemenway was interviewed by Arizona Public Radio regarding firearm deaths in Arizona. Click here to listen.
May 12, 2009
USA Today Article Features Matthew Miller
On May 12, 2009 USA Today published an article "Accused killer's father: The Army 'broke him'" about the recent shooting at a Baghdad military base by a solider killing five fellow service members. HICRC's Associate Directior Matthew Miller was asked to comment for this article. Read it here.
May 4, 2009
Integrated Trauma Care in the Dominican Republic & Grant Award Announcement
David Hemenway and Matthew Miller lead an afternoon session on injury prevention theory and practice, via video-conferencing, for the inaugural course in Integrated Trauma Care for the Dominican Republic, organized by Dr. Alejandro Baez, MD, of the BWH. Hemenway and Miller provided a summary of translational research at HICRC and the crucial role of injury surveillance systems in improving the scientific basis for successful interventions. Professor Hemenway provided concrete examples of the role of translational research and surveillance, drawing examples from his critically acclaimed new book, While We Were Sleeping: Success Stories in Injury Prevention.
HICRC recently received a two-year grant from the US Army to study the relationship between antidepressant use and the risk of self-harm and unintentional injury among younger veterans.
March 10, 2009
Dissertation Article Published in the American Journal of Public Health
Immigrant men exposed to political violence in their home countries are more likely to perpetrate intimate partner violence (IPV)-both physical and sexual. This study of young Boston men, largely from the Caribbean and Cape Verde is the first to document the association between pre-migration political violence exposure and IPV perpetration. The lead author was a former doctoral student at HSPH; her studies were supported in part by the HYVPC and the CDC.
Gupta J, Acevedo-Garcia D, Hemenway D, Decker MR, Raj A, Silverman JG. Premigration exposure to political violence and perpetration of intimate partner violence among immigrant men in Boston. American Journal of Public Health. 2009; 99:462-69.
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