New blog post📢 Read our interview with Jenna Gibbs, the new program manager for injury prevention and outreach @UIchildrens. She discusses pediatric agricultural #injuries— the importance of assigning #farm chores that are appropriate for a child’s age and abilities; the need to

💚National Injury Prevention Day is November 18, and we've made a social media toolkit for people & partners to use to help spread awareness in #Iowa. Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for Iowans ages 1-44. Injuries are preventable! Go here to access the Iowa

Why do you wear green on National Injury Prevention Day? 💚Injury and violence prevention advocates across Iowa share their personal “why” in our new video, created in partnership with @UIchildrens. Join us in raising awareness and wearing green on November 18, 2025, for National

Stay safe this #Halloween! Cross streets at crosswalks and look both ways before crossing streets🎃 #HalloweenSafety

October is National Bullying Prevention Month, so it’s the perfect time to reintroduce the HEAR Toolkit! From drama games to reflective writing, expressive art, and social media challenges — HEAR helps educators spark meaningful conversations about #bullying prevention🎨Explore

It's Fire Prevention Week! We practice fire drills at work and at school, but have you practiced your home fire escape plan? Plan your routes, pretend it's a real fire, and aim for everyone to be out in two minutes or less. More tips: https://t.co/A2W8rUCF7r #FirePreventionWeek

ONE WEEK left to submit your abstract to the SAVIR Call for Submissions (open until October 10). Learn more: https://t.co/ukvlDEodJv Get your abstracts submitted for: ✅ Individual Scientific Sessions ✅ Technical Workshops ✅ Scientific Symposia

Congratulations to Victor Soupene, a post-doctoral research scholar @UIowaCPH, who was selected as a 2025-2026 Policy Fellow through a year-long program offered through the @UIowaCPH Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy. His work will focus on #suicide

New blog post - Two new @uiowa studies are enhancing our understanding of negative life events and stressors that often precede #suicide deaths in the U.S. Together, these studies revealed distinct crisis patterns preceding suicide deaths and underscored the widespread impact of

🚨 Big news! 🚨 Congrats to Amir Ghanbari, MS, PhD Candidate @UIowa, winner of the 2025 Safe Kids Worldwide–SAVIR Injury Prevention Scholarship! His work on road safety aims to protect vulnerable road users & prevent injuries. Way to go, Amir! 🎉 #InjuryPrevention #SAVIR

Why do you wear green on National Injury Prevention Day? 💚 Injury and violence prevention advocates across Iowa share their personal “why” in our new video, created in partnership with @UIchildrens. Watch the video and be inspired: https://t.co/dHEZnMi8Jc #BeInjuryFree

Farms can be wonderful places to grow up, but they're also active worksites with many risks and hazards. Give yourself more peace of mind by creating a fenced-in space for your kids and their friends to play. https://t.co/QMXgNe11Xl

Register today for the Iowa Preventing Childhood Injury Conference—happening in Des Moines on November 17, 2025: https://t.co/2wwY4LBWCV

A new national study conducted @uiowa evaluated #firearm exposure and storage practices in the homes of #rural adolescents. Overall, 89% of rural adolescents reported at least one firearm (rifle/shotgun and/or handgun) in the home, and over 60% reported some form of unsafe

Join @T4CIP_ for our #StoreMedsSafe Day of Action Oct. 22, 2025! There are a few ways you can participate: ✴️Join the X chat 12-1 p.m. ET ✴️ Register/join the webinar at 2 p.m. ET: https://t.co/IG7JvlG9VY ✴️ Download materials (more to come!): https://t.co/MQJAcd2yeJ

A new state-level action plan created by @IowaHHS @UIIPRC @IowaCASA is addressing sexual violence in #Iowa and serves as a resource to help prevent it before it occurs. The plan aims to implement and evaluate strategies that prevent first-time occurrence of sexual #violence (e.g.

Don't forget to join this week! SAVIR is hosting a week of virtual events at the Fall Forum including skill-building, networking, methods spotlight and flash science. Pre-registration is required. Reserve your spot in sessions today: https://t.co/ANIwhKZrLh

A new national study from @uiowa examined nearly a decade of poisoning-related suicide deaths and found that people with mental health or substance use challenges— especially those with a history of #suicide attempts—are more likely to require intervention from first responders

Join SAVIR for an upcoming FLASH SCIENCE session featuring some of the top-ranking science from the last conference. September 16 from 12-1:30 ET Register: https://t.co/ZszaqmLTyd

The SAVIR Call for Submissions is now open until October 10. Learn more and submit: https://t.co/ukvlDEodJv Get your abstracts submitted for: ✅ Individual Scientific Sessions ✅ Technical Workshops ✅ Scientific Symposia