Events
Thursday, May 27, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. EDT Historicizing Accidents: Domestic Injuries, Safety Work, and the Politics of Expertise, 1920–1980Alexander Parry, MA a graduate student in the Department of History and Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will present "Historicizing Accidents: Domestic Injuries, Safety Work, and the Politics of Expertise, 1920–1980" as part of the Center's seminar series. |
Recent Events
Tuesday, May 11, 2 – 3 p.m. EDT Recommendations of the Safe System ConsortiumThe Safe System approach is built on the premise that transportation-related death and injury are unacceptable and avoidable. Importantly, a Safe System can be implemented in ways that help address structural and institutional racism by correcting for prior under investments in historically marginalized communities and closing gaps in safety between areas that have been well resourced and those that have been underserved. The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research & Policy and the Institute of Transportation Engineers are pleased to share the Recommendations of the Safe System Consortium through an online event on Tuesday, May 11 at 2 p.m. EDT. Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, shared opening remarks. Mark Rosekind, PhD, the former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a Distinguished Policy Scholar in the Department of Health Policy and Management, moderated a panel discussion with Meghan Mitman, AICP, Chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Safety Council; Jamila Porter, DrPH, Director of Resilient Communities with the Big Cities Health Coalition; and Robert Wunderlich, PE, Texas A&M Transportation Institute. |
Tuesday, May 4, 3 – 4 p.m. EDT Bridging Faith and Science to Combat the Overdose CrisisThe Center is co-hosting a live virtual event at 3 p.m., ET, on Tuesday, May 4, to convene national leaders from science and faith to address substance use disorders. Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be moderating a discussion with Bishop Vashti McKenzie and Dr. David Satcher and include opening remarks from President Bill Clinton, H.E. Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, and Dean Ellen MacKenzie. Through a partnership with the Clinton Foundation and the Centre for Responsible Leadership, the event will explore the promise of a collaborative relationship to reduce stigma about substance use disorders; educate about prevention, treatment, and long-term recovery; and advance policies and programs that save lives. |
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. |