INJURY PREVENTION RESEARCH
The Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) is advancing the science toward a future where all young people live to their full potential by reducing the burden of serious injury. Our injury prevention research is conducted by a multidisciplinary team of scientists who translate their findings into technological, clinical, and policy-driven actions that impact the lives of families each and every day.
CIRP's areas of injury prevention research continue to evolve to include unique collaborations with other Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) research programs and other research institutions. In our work we integrate rigorous engineering, behavioral and data science and epidemiological methods to provide multi-pronged solutions.
Concussion and Brain Health
Our concussion and brain health research focuses on rigorously describing concussion across the pediatric range and clinical settings, providing data and methods to develop engineering and behavioral prevention strategies and improving diagnostic tools and recovery management.
Injury Rehab and Biomechanics Engineering
Our researchers are dedicated to applying engineering sciences using a holistic approach to treat and prevent injury across all age spans, from infants to seniors. The Center for Injury Research and Prevention collaborates with CHOP's Center for Rehabilitation to conduct neuromotor rehab and biomechanics engineering research.
Road Traffic Protection
Our multidisciplinary team of innovative scientists across disciplines is addressing road traffic protection issues with evidence-based solutions across the lifespan -- from child passenger safety to older driver safety.
Transportation Equity
The Center for Injury Research and Prevention is collaborating with other research institutions to promote transportation equity for all through rigorous research that drives policy change.
Traumatic Stress
Traumatic stress research is being conducted at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to help children recover emotionally after injury and to improve models of post-injury care.
Violence Prevention
Research conducted at the Center for Violence Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is helping to reduce the incidence and impact of aggression on children and families through educational programming in schools, screening for risk in clinical settings, and direct casework with injured youths.
Young Driver Safety
The CIRP team is working to reduce the frequency and severity of teen crashes by conducting rigorous research to both analyze factors associated with young driver crashes and to develop solutions to improve skill acquisition and training and promote safe driving behaviors.
Injury Prevention Research Tools and Data Resources
CIRP has a variety of research tools and data resources that were developed utilizing our interdisciplinary approach to child injury prevention science.
Publications
CIRP researchers have published hundreds of articles in scientific journals.
