Injury Prevention and Research Center
Our vision is that children should be safe and strong. The Injury Prevention and Research Center (IPRC) strives to reduce preventable injuries in several ways. These include
- Fostering protective environments
- Enhancing knowledge and skills
- Increasing awareness
- Improving public policies
The IPRC coordinates all intentional and unintentional injury prevention activities within the hospital. Following a public health model that describes the injury problem, indentifies causes and locations of injury, and develops and tests interventions, the IPRC contributes to best practice and research methods to reduce childhood injury.
Our team
Injury Prevention and Research Center collaborators include the following departments and programs at Children's Memorial:
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Clinical and Organizational Development
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Emergency Medical Services
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General Academic Pediatrics
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Government Relations
- Institute for Sports Medicine
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The Maryann and J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research Program
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Office of Child Advocacy
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Orthopaedic Surgery
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Public Affairs and Communications
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Trauma Services
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Skylight TV
To learn more, contact
Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH, at 773.880.4412
Medical Director, Injury Prevention and Research Center
James P. Harisiades, MPH, at 773.880.6770
Administrative Director, Ofice of Child Advocacy
Amy L. Hill, MS, at 773.880.3993
Coordinator, Injury Prevention and Research Center
Note: Kohl's Department Stores contributed $5 million to Children's Memorial to expand the hospital's child advocacy efforts with the Kohl's Cares for Kids Network and to provide support for family services programming.