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The UNC Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) develops, tests, and implements prevention programs and policies that reduce the impact of injury and violence in North Carolina and worldwide.
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THE BURDEN OF INJURY AND VIOLENCE
1/3
Gender-based violence directly affects at least a third of U.S. women
1 in 7
Approximately 1 in 7 children suffer from child maltreatment in the U.S.
4.4 Million
Globally, 4.4 million people die as a result of injuries each year
220
Each day, 220 Americans die from an opioid overdose
20%
Traumatic brain injuries contribute to more than 20% of all injury deaths
IPRC IN THE NEWS
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NPR: Deadliest Phase Of Fentanyl Crisis Eases, As All States See Recovery
By Brian Mann, NPR The deadliest phase of the street fentanyl crisis appears to have ended, as drug deaths continue to drop at an unprecedented pace. For the first time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have now … Read more
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Fellow in Focus: Laurel Sharpless
Laurel Sharpless is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. We reached out to Sharpless to learn more about her work, her life, and her academic journey through … Read more
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Fellow in Focus: Callie Rockey-Bartlett
Callie Rockey-Bartlett is a Master of Public Health student at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, specializing in injury and violence prevention. We reached out to Rockey-Bartlett to learn more about her work, her life, and her academic … Read more
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Fellow in Focus: Erin Shore
Erin Shore is a fifth-year PhD candidate in the department of Epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. We reached out to Shore to learn more about her work, her life, and her academic journey through the … Read more