Injuries have a devastating impact on individuals, families, the healthcare system, and society through premature death and disability, medical costs, and lost productivity. Injuries are the leading cause of death for people age 1 to 44. When combined, there are more deaths from unintentional injuries and violence than all other diseases with the exception of heart disease and cancer. Injury control research centers provide an ideal environment for concerted efforts in research, education, training and outreach to reduce the burden of injury. Read More
Medical College of Wisconsin Injury Research Center 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509
Phone: (414) 955-7670 Fax: (414) 955-6470
irc@mcw.edu
USA Today Article on Suicide IRC Director, Dr. Stephen Hargarten, disccuses the 4th leading cause of American deaths abroad. Read More
620 WTMJ Radio Interview on Falls IRC Assistant Director, Ann Christiansen, comments on the leading cause of injury death in Wisconsin. Link to Podcast
May is National Trauma Awareness Month Learn more
Program Targets Underage Drinking Underage drinking and alcohol abuse are concerns for communities across the U.S. Nowhere is that more evident than in La Crosse County, WI. Read More
Student Success Story! Congratulations to Erin Hanlin, a 3rd Year Medical Student in MCW's Global Health Pathway Program and a graduate of the IRC's Summer Student Research Program. She was chosen as the United Community Center's Volunteer of the Year for her work on fall prevention among their senior participants.
CDC Injury Center 20th Anniversary Celebrating the Past, Protecting the Future Throughout 2012, CDC will host a series of events and activities and showcase the exceptional work of the field. Visit the 20th Anniversary Website
NEW! A Model to Translate Evidence- Based Interventions into Community Practice Read the Article
Wisconsin Fall Prevention Activities Survey Report - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, in collaboration with the injury Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, repeated a Fall Prevention Activities Survey to gather information about various fall prevention programs in Wisconsin.
2011 Burden of Injury in Wisconsin Report - First released in 2006, this updated 2011 report uses data from the Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health (WISH) system.
Changing the Culture of Risky Drinking
Keeping Kids Alive in Wisconsin
Kenosha County Suicide Prevention
Research Advances Science on PTSD
Public Risk Management Internship Program Summer 2012 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
May 17-18, 2012 TBI Conference New Frontiers in the Translational Science, Clinical Management, and Prevention of TBI Learn More and Register
Dr. Stephen Hargarten was elected to the IOM effective October 1, 2011. Read More
Dr. Karen Brasel was elected to the ABS effective June 1, 2012. Read More