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Harvard Injury Control Research Center

Our mission is to reduce the societal burden of injury and violence through surveillance, research, intervention, evaluation, outreach, dissemination, and training. 

  • January 30, 2013

    Curbing gun violence: lessons from public health successes

    HSPH faculty, including David Hemenway have an opinion piece in JAMA arguing that reductions in tobacco use and in child poisonings, and improvements in motor vehicle safety, provide lessons for firearm firearm…

  • January 8, 2013

    Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis

    David Hemenway participated in a panel on gun violence at the Harvard School of Public Health on January 8th at 12:30. The event was broadcast webcast live, and available online. More…

  • December 27, 2012

    Newtown Tragedy

    HICRC researchers have been hard at work sharing what is known about the effects of firearm availability in the US since the terrible tragedy in Newtown on December 14. David…

  • October 16, 2012

    HICRC Seminar Series:

    Thursday October 25, 2012.  12:30-1:30.  Kresge Building (677 Huntington Avenue) Room 502.  “Honor-based Violence: Characteristics, Public Health Implications and Prevention”  Dr. Karl Roberts, Center for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism. …

  • October 15, 2012

    New England Injury Conference

    For practitioners and researchers. “Perspectives on Enhancing Injury Prevention Research and Practice.”  Wednesday October 24, 2012.  8:30-4:30  At the Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, in Waltham MA.  Only $50…

  • September 15, 2012

    Reducing Means Availability to Prevent Suicide

    Two recent publications by MattMiller, with Deb Azrael and Cathy Barber summarize the importance of attending to method when trying to reduce suicide. Matthew Miller, Deborah Azrael, Catherine Barber.  “Suicide…

  • July 31, 2012

    More on Aurora

    David Hemenway spoke with Nicholas Kristof for his article in the New York Times. The NYT also highlighted a HICRC review on homicide. Additional HICRC/Aurora coverage here. Related Topics Last Updated Get the…

  • July 24, 2012

    Commentary on Aurora tragedy

    National Geographic’s science blog posted about the tragedy in Aurora last week, with comments from Matthew Miller. Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news Stay connected with Harvard Chan…

  • July 2, 2012

    David Hemenway selected as a CDC 20 for 20 Leader in Violence and Injury Prevention

    In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, the Injury Center at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a “20 for 20 Project” which pays tribute “to 20 leaders and visionaries…

  • June 14, 2012

    David Hemenway received Distinguished Honoree Award from Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

    David Hemenway received the Distinguished Honoree Award at the 19th Anniversary Dinner of the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence on June 14, 2012 in San Francisco “for his work exposing the complexities…