Center for Injury Prevention among Youth
Housed in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education (HBHE) in the School of Public Health (SPH) and directed by Professor Jean Shope, this new center is a joint effort of SPH and UMTRI, sponsored by UMTRI and UM’s Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR). The Center seeks to build on existing strengths at the UM to conduct research and to train researchers and practitioners to reduce injuries and fatalities among youth, and to reduce the economic cost associated with those injuries.
Vision:
Within five years, the UM will emerge as a leader in interdisciplinary injury prevention research and training.
Goal:
Building on existing strengths (past/current projects and collaborations), establish a sustainable injury prevention capacity and focus at UM to conduct research as well as to train practitioners and researchers to reduce injuries, fatalities, and their economic costs, especially those that affect youth. As the leading cause of death among young people, motor vehicle-related injury is a particular emphasis.
Staff:
Director: Jean Thatcher Shope, MSPH, PhD
Research Associate: Arushi Baluja, MPH
