Events
Recent Events
Special Graduate SeminarCan New Mobility Be A Win for Public Health and Safety? The Answer May Be On Our Doorstep The Center introduced Dr. Jeffrey P. Michael as the Leon S. Robertson Faculty Development Chair in Injury Prevention and announced a new initiative: The Johns Hopkins New Mobility Initiative. Center Director Dr. Andrea Gielen, Dean Ellen MacKenzie, and department of health policy and management chair Dr. Colleen Barry provided a few introductory remarks before Dr. Michael described the initiative, its three priorities (safety, technology, and equity) and presented some work already underway as part of the Initiative.
2019 Injury Summer Institute Principles & Practice of Injury Prevention THE 2019 DANIEL J. RASKIN MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM and COMMUNITY HERO AWARD Wednesday, April 17th Wildfires and Public Health: Lessons learned from the 2018 experience in California |
December 13, 2017 The Future of Personal Transportation: Safe and Equitable Implementation of Autonomous Vehicles – A Conversation on Public Health ActionThe Center and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, convened a first-of-its-kind gathering to focus public attention on how to promote deployment of autonomous vehicle technology in ways that provide the greatest social benefits through a focus on safety and equity. The event featured an open forum bringing together key thought leaders who discussed vehicle technology and Vision Zero—zero accidents—as public health interventions, ethical and legal issues, and implementation considerations that can help realize the desired social benefits. |
October 30, 2017 America’s Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to ImpactThe Clinton Health Matters Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health co-hosted a forum focused on elevating high-impact solutions to the nation’s opioid epidemic. Speakers, panelists, and thought leaders representing diverse stakeholders affected by the crisis considered critical components needed to reduce the injury and death rates nationwide. Evidence-based recommendations that reflect the most current science were the focus and translating that evidence to action was the goal. |
May 3, 2017 "Action Through Collaboration: 2017 Injury and Violence Prevention Translation" symposiumThis unique, one-day event provided a venue for researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders to discuss their work, learn about new and ongoing initiatives, dialogue about emerging issues and opportunities, and identify strategies for working together to reduce injuries through application of evidence-based initiatives. Event Videos: ICRC Translation Network Initiative on Opioid Policy Efforts Panel, Q&A |
January 23, 2017 "The Road to Zero: Research, Policy, and Practice"In the kickoff event for our Center's 30th anniversary year, the Honorable Mark Rosekind, PhD, former NHTSA Adminstrator, NTSB board member, and NASA scientist shared his experience and spoke to the current and future landscape of motor vehicle safety. |
March 22, 2016 2016 Daniel J. Raskin Symposium on Injury Prevention "Self-Driving Cars"The 19th annual Daniel J. Raskin Symposium on Injury Prevention featured Mark R. Rosekind, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a panel of experts, including NHTSA's Nat Beuse, Stanford University's Chris Gerdes, Google's Ron Medford, and MIT's Bryan Reimer. |