Specialization in Injury Prevention and Control

The science and policy of preventing injuries, reducing disability, and providing emergency services and rehabilitation is studied in this area of specialization. In conjunction with the Center for Injury Research and Policy, the faculty and students focus on injuries of all types, including road traffic injuries, falls, burns, drowning and violence. The epidemiology of these injuries is assessed, and strategies to prevent injuries are formulated and evaluated.

Students must complete the course requirements for the PhD in Health and Public Policy and, in addition, take the following courses.

Required:

• 305.610 Issues in Injury and Violence Prevention (2)
• 305.612 Epidemiologic Methods in Injury Control (3)
• 305.613 Design and Evaluation of Community Health and Safety Interventions (4)

Students must then select 2 courses from the following offerings:

• 305.630 Policy, Politics and Transportation Safety (2)
• 305.615 Occupational Injury Prevention and Safety Practice (2)
• 301.627 Understanding and Preventing Violence (3)
• 221.612 Confronting the Burden of Injuries: A Global Perspective (3)
• 330.674 Suicide as a Public Health Problem (2)
• 309.630 Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems (3)
• 410.626 Alcohol, Society and Health (3)