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CDC-RFA-CE07-001
Grants for Injury Control Research Centers (ICRC)

 

Gary A. Smith, M.D., Dr.PH
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone: 614 355 2763
E mail: Gary.Smith@nationwidechildrens.org

Grant Number: CE001172-01
Project Title: Pediatric Injury Control Research Center in Columbus, Ohio
Project Period: 08/01/2008 – 7/31/2012

Abstract:
The theme of the Center for Injury Research and Policy is the prevention and control of fatal and nonfatal injury and related disability among children and adolescents. Injury is the most compelling public health problem among our nation's youth. It is the leading cause of death and acquired disability among children and adolescents in the United States. Research leading to a better scientific understanding of the epidemiology, prevention, acute treatment, rehabilitation, and biomechanics of injuries among children and adolescents clearly deserve special focus and attention. Knowledge from adult injury research cannot be assumed to automatically apply to children. Children have unique anatomical, physiologic, psychological, and other developmental characteristics and needs that make them different from adults. Drawing upon the outstanding pediatric experience and expertise of its research faculty, the center will employ a multifaceted and multi-disciplinary approach to achieve its Aims: Aim 1. To improve the scientific understanding of the epidemiology, prevention, acute treatment, rehabilitation, and biomechanics of injuries to children and adolescents through research. Aim 2. To develop and conduct preliminary scientific studies (seed research projects) that will inform and guide future injury-related research. Aim 3. To conduct education and training to promote the field of injury prevention and control. Aim 4. To provide leadership in advocacy and technical assistance for prevention and control of injuries to children and adolescents. Aim 5. To promote professional development of center faculty and staff to help them become more successful as researchers, teachers, advocates, and leaders in the field of injury prevention and control. Aim 6. To conduct ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and improvement of center organizational structure and procedures to promote excellence in program management, quality, and effectiveness. During the next five years, the center will conduct the following major research projects: Critical Smoke Alarm Characteristics to Awaken Children From Stage 4 Sleep; Childhood Injury Statistics Using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System; Impact of Pre- Hospital Factors on Functional Outcomes of Acutely Injured Children and Adolescents; Parent Safety Practices and Impulsivity; Child Passenger Safety Among Somali Living in Columbus, Ohio; and High School Sports Injury Surveillance and Intervention Evaluation.
 

08EM 0 Columbus Children's Research Institute

Gary A Smith, MD
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone: 614 355 2763
E mail: Gary.Smith@nationwidechildrens.org

Grant Number: CE001491
Project Title: Home Safety Project
Project Period: 08/01/2008 – 07/31/2009

Abstract:

Each year in the United States, approximately 2,100 children younger than age 15 years die from unintentional injuries in the home, and more than 3 million others experience an unintentional non-fatal residential injury. This proposed Home Safety Project will focus on the leading five types of injuries occurring to children and adolescents in and around the home - fires/burns, falls, poisoning, choking/suffocation, and drowning – with an emphasis on injuries due to residential fires. The following specific aims will be achieved by this project: 1) Specific Aim #1: Establish a home safety research training program for students; 2) Specific Aim #2: Develop a home safety component for the Center for Injury Research and Policy website; and 3) Specific Aim #3: In partnership with the Columbus Center of Science and Industry (COSI), develop a plan for an interactive exhibit and educational outreach program about fire and home fire safety. This project builds on the past work of the principal investigator and others in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The project contributes to the overall goal of decreasing deaths and disability among children and adolescents due to injuries in and around the home. The Home Safety Project addresses “Healthy People 2010” injury prevention priorities.


CDC-RFA-CE07-001
Grants for Injury Control Research Centers (ICRC)

Wayne A. Gordon, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1240
New York, NY 10029‑6574M
Phone: 212‑659‑9372
FAX: 212‑348‑5901
E‑mail: wayne.gordon@mssm.edu

Grant Number: CE001171
Project Title: Mount Sinai Injury Control Research
Project Period: 08/01/2007 ‑ 07/31/2012

Abstract:

This proposal to support the Mount Sinai Injury Control’ Research Center (MS‑ICRC) is submitted by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM), New York City. The lead in this effort has been taken by the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, drawing in relevant expertise from and participation of other disciplines within MSSM (emergency medicine, community medicine), as well as from other institutions in Region II: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, JFK Rehabilitation Institute of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and The National rehabilitation Hospital. The major theme of the MS‑ICRC is enhancing quality of life (QOL) of individuals who have experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI).  Research will be pursued along three paths: 1) developing better rehabilitation interventions aimed at improve outcomes for individuals with TBI, 2) developing approaches to better identify those individuals with mild TBI who are at risk of long‑term disability, and 3) developing a method to identify the long-term needs of individuals with TBI as the basis for documenting disablement and for prioritizing the elements of a secondary injury control agenda aimed at secondary prevention. Five projects, two large and three small, are being proposed: 1) An RCT will be implemented to document the impact of sustained aerobic exercise on the cognitive functioning and mood of individuals with TBI, both  those with “mild" as well as moderate to severe injuries; 2) A second RCT will evaluate the impact of a comprehensive day program focused on improving executive functions and attention of participants, with long‑term impact on their functioning in the community and on perceived quality of life; 3) Patterns of symptoms that emerge after an individual presents with mild TBI within three emergency departments will be tracked over six months, while at the same time evaluating contrasting approaches for educating people about TBI who are discharged home from the ED after experiencing a Wow to the head with altered mental status; 4) The Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire will be validated by demonstrating its utility in identifying sensitive and specific patterns of post‑TBI symptomatology that is distinguishable from patterns found in persons with other chronic conditions; and 5) The I‑CAN, a new method for identifying perceived needs of individuals with TBI, will be evaluated: to provide the basis for documenting service needs over time and for providing systematic input to agencies, such as CDC, indicating the "research agenda" they would established when asked. In addition, a comprehensive program of training for both professionals and consumers and knowledge translation is incorporated as part of the MS‑ICRC. A program for training pre‑doctoral researchers is planned, as are efforts to shape curricula within the Mount Sinai School of Medicine to address injury control / prevention objectives. A website, training materials for newly identified individuals with TBI, other consumer‑oriented training, as well as professionally‑oriented dissemination are all planned as means of effecting tertiary prevention and prevention of secondary disability. Finally, funds will be made available to support seed projects, as a means of bolstering the injury control structure of researchers within Region II. Thus, the results emerging from the, MS‑ ICRC will be disseminated through extensive knowledge translation activities, particularly in Years 3‑5 of the proposed Center.


Stephen W. Hargarten, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI  53226
Phone: 414-456-7670
FAX: 414‑456‑6470
E‑mail: hargart@mcw.edu

Grant Number: CE001175
Project Title: Grants for Injury Control Research Centers
Project Period: 08/01/2007 ‑ 07/31/2012

Abstract:

Injury presents a lifelong risk of premature death and disability.  The Injury Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (IRC) was established to address the burden of unintentional injury and violence in Region V, the Great Lakes region of the Midwest.  Through its faculty, core activities, and research projects, the IRC integrates all phases of injury control to support its mission of reducing the burden and disparity of injury across the lifespan.

The proposed work of the IRC balances research projects with important core programs to support the mission of the center, which are reflected in these Specific Aims. They are: 1) incubate, identify, and conduct multi‑disciplinary research on the prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation of injuries; 2) develop, implement, and evaluate multi‑disciplinary education and training in clinical, research and public health aspects of injury prevention and control; 3) foster and disseminate policy‑relevant injury research to inform policymaking at the local, state, and national level; and 4) provide     leadership and direction to support the Injury Research Center's research, education, policy, and community prevention activities. 

The IRC will include four core programs to support its mission:  a Research Development and Support Core, an Education and Training Core, a Policy Core, and an Administrative Core.  The IRC has established specific Cores with lead responsibility for each aim, and there is integration between the cores so that each core's activities complements, informs, and builds on the work of the other cores.  In addition to the IRC's four major cores, research projects sponsored by the IRC also contribute to fulfilling Specific Aim One.

The research projects included in this proposal address important injury problems, utilize the expertise of a wide spectrum of disciplines central to injury control and prevention, and address the continuum of injury research from developmental research to dissemination research.  The Large Research Projects are: 1) Quality of life scale development in an injured population, and 2) Facilitating dissemination of injury interventions:  A randomized trial. The Small Research Project is:  Healthcare can change from within to end intimate partner violence: A rigorous evaluation.


James C. Helmkamp, Ph.D.
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 9151
Morgantown, WV 26506‑9151
Phone: 304‑293‑6682
FAX: 304‑293‑0265
E‑mail: jhelmkamp@hsc.wvu.edu

Grant Number: CE001170
Project Title: West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center
Project Period: 08/01/2007 ‑ 07/31/2012

Abstract:

West Virginia is characterized by its rural and rugged terrain, depressed economy, and poor access to adequate medical services. It is the only state that lies entirely within Appalachia. For those workers who are employed, work is often labor intensive such as that required in underground mining, family farming, timber harvesting and other rural occupations. These factors contribute to an injury fatality rate that exceeds the national rate. As the state's land‑grant flagship institution for both research and patient care, West Virginia University (WVU) is committed to improving the health and safety of West Virginians. While significant improvements in emergency medicine, trauma care and injury prevention have occurred over the last 10 years, there remains a critical need for injury research, education, and dissemination activities throughout the state and surrounding region. The mission of the WVU ICRC is to advance the science and practice of injury control through research, education, and information dissemination.  Over the next five years, the Center plans to accomplish this mission by pursuing the following Specific Aims: 1) conduct and stimulate interdisciplinary injury control research, with emphasis on injuries affecting high‑risk rural populations; 2) promote scholarship and leadership in injury control by educating the next generation of WVU graduate students and medical students in the science and practice of injury control; 3) Provide accurate and timely information on the health and economic burden imposed by injuries and the effectiveness of preventive interventions through a range of dissemination activities; and 4) maintain an organizational structure that supports our mission and enhances Center growth, quality, and efficiency through an evaluation and review process. Six research projects are proposed: 1) Rural‑Urban Differences in Injury Hospitalizations (large, acute care/prevention [AC/P]); 2) Development and Evaluation of an Intervention for Intimate Partner Violence in the Context of Nurse Home Visits (large, P); 3) The Black‑White Suicide Paradox: A Multilevel Multiple Cause‑of‑Death Evaluation (small, P); 4) Understanding the Long‑term Consequences of Injury among Older Adults (small, P); 4) Adaptive Measures of Family Violence (small, P); and 6) How often do Catastrophic Injury Victims Become Medicaid Recipients? (small, P/AC).


Margaret Knudson, M.D., FACS
San Francisco Injury Center
1001 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415‑206‑4620
FAX: 415‑206‑5484
E‑mail: pknudson@stghsurg.ucsf.edu

Grant Number: CE001178
Project Title: Translating Research to Intervention
Project Period: 08/01/2007 ‑ 07/31/2012

Abstract:

The San Francisco Injury Center (SFIC) has as its theme "Injury Control 2010: Making Changes and Meeting Challenges.” Our proposed work builds on our history of successfully conducting high quality scientific research that impacts the care of the severely injured patient, while at the same time focusing on prevention programs driven by local data. The Core activities for the next five years include: 1) development and dissemination of an interactive, computer‑based prevention game for elementary school children; 2) development of a burn prevention program in an underdeveloped country; and 3) continuing our strong commitment to the education and training of future injury control professionals through our work with doctors in training, research fellows, local community groups, and practicing physicians in the U.S. and abroad. The small research projects include the following specific aims: 1) to explore screening and intervention for psychiatric disorders in acutely injured patients as a means of injury prevention; and 2) to develop a new paradigm for a trauma system's approach to the care of interpersonal violent injury victims in order to minimize risk of future injury. The specific aims of the major research projects include: 1) to critically evaluate the cost‑effectiveness of traffic interventions aimed at reducing pedestrian injuries; 2) to investigate the use of two novel methods of monitoring resuscitation in critically injured patients; and 3) to develop and validate a scenario‑based, simulation‑enhanced curriculum designed to prepare surgeons to deal with injuries common to military and civilian mass casualty incidents.


Corinne Peek‑Asa, Ph.D.
The University of Iowa
100 Oakdale Campus, 114 IREH
Iowa City, IA  52242
Phone: 319‑335‑4895
FAX: 319‑335‑4225
E‑mail: corrine‑peek‑asa@uiowa.edu

Grant Number: CE001167
Project Title: University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Control
Project Period: 08/01/2007 ‑ 07/31/2012

Abstract:

Established in 1990, the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) is the only such center in Federal Region 7. The IPRC aims to use interdisciplinary research to control and prevent injuries, especially in rural communities. Over the last five years, the IPRC has grown to include 39 researchers from 16 departments, as well as, a wide network of community and government collaborators. These researchers have published more than 200 peer‑reviewed manuscripts and have successfully competed for more than $52 million in injury research funding. Over the next five years, the IPRC will continue its tradition of excellence in research, training, outreach, and administrative supervision. The center will be organized into a Management Team that oversees daily operations, an Executive Committee that implements our vision for the center, three Cores, six Expert Research Teams, and five research projects. The Research Support Core, Training Core, and Administrative and Outreach Core provide services to IPRC partners, including a very successful pilot grant program that is funded through institutional support. The six Expert Teams are organized around our priority research topics: Simulation and Human Factors; Interpersonal Violence; Behavioral Sciences and Evaluation; Acute Care; Rural Injuries; and International Research. Teams promote the growth of research within their topic areas by linking researchers to IPRC Core services, mentoring students and junior faculty, and engaging with community partners. Our five independent research projects address a wide variety of injury topics: an evaluation of a teen driving safety program; measurement of psychosocial consequences of collegiate athletic injuries; an evaluation of improvements of Batterer's Education Programs; a foundational study to design a domestic violence intervention; and an examination of how children negotiate challenging road‑crossing situations on their bicycles. This last project will use the country's only bicycle simulator. These projects include Principal Investigators from Community and Behavioral Health, Engineering, Social Work, Epidemiology, and Psychology and involve partners such as the Department of Corrections, local schools, and health care clinics. The center's proposed activities constitute a broad, multidisciplinary, and collaborative program in research, training, and outreach.


Lorann Stallones, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Colorado State University
1879 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523‑1879
Phone: 970‑491‑6156
FAX: 970‑491‑0527
E‑mail: lorann.stallones@colostate.edu

Grant Number: CE001168
Project Title: Grants for Injury Control Research Centers
Project Period: 08/01/2007 ‑ 07/31/2012 

Abstract:

The purpose of the Colorado Injury Control Research Center (CICRC) is to participate with communities to reduce injuries, primarily in Public Health Service (PHS) Region VIII. Core values that govern the activities at the CICRC are: a primary focus on reducing disparities in the prevention and control of injuries; seeking collaborative relationships with communities; innovation in education/training, community programs and research; and identification of evidence‑based, efficient approaches to prevent of injuries. The CICRC is located in PHS Region VIII. PHS Region VIII includes Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Utah and North Dakota. In the region, 23.2% of the population is rural non‑farm, and 2.3% are rural farm residents. The population density of each state in the region is significantly lower than the US as a whole; these population densities have important implications for the development of appropriate injury prevention and control strategies in the region. Death rates from all injuries are higher than US rates in all the states except North Dakota; unintentional injury death rates are higher than US rates in all states except Utah; motor vehicle occupant death rates are higher than US rates in all states except Colorado and Utah; and suicide death rates are higher than US rates in all states in the region. The specific aims of the CICRC are to: 1) maintain an organizational structure to ensure effective coordination of the CICRC; 2) promote training and education related to injuries and control of injuries; 3) expand existing community based activities in injury control and prevention; 4) utilize existing data to identify injury patterns; 5) increase and diversify funding sources for injury research, community‑based programs, education and training; 6) disseminate information about injury prevention and control; 7) conduct ongoing of the CICRC program; 8) promote the development of new investigators in injury prevention and control research; and 9) conduct high quality, innovative research in acute care, prevention/control, and rehabilitation of injuries. Public Health Relevance: The purpose of the center is to reduce the occurrence, severity, and adverse consequences of injuries through research, education, and service. Emphasis is placed on reducing disparities in injury outcomes through focusing on community partnerships among underserved populations, such as Native Americans, Hispanics and rural residents.

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Injury Control Research Centers conduct research in all three core phases of injury control (prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation) and serve as training centers as well as information centers for the public. Research design in these centers is interdisciplinary and incorporates the fields of medicine, engineering, epidemiology, law, and criminal justice, behavioral and social sciences, biostatistics, public health, and biomechanics. 
 

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