
UNC Injury Prevention Research Center
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Preventing injury and violence by connecting interdisciplinary research to programs, policy, and practice. #injuryprevention #violenceprevention
Chapel Hill, NC
Joined December 2015
📌 Project Spotlight: Comprehensive Suicide Prevention (CSP). If you or someone you know needs support, please call, text, or chat with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. 🔗 Learn more at #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealth #PublicHealth #UNCIPRC
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This is UNC IPRC in action. Explore our projects and learn how we're building safer communities: #UNCIPRC #InjuryPrevention #ViolencePrevention #PublicHealth #ResearchToAction
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At UNC IPRC, we are dedicated to reducing the impact of injury and violence in North Carolina and worldwide. We develop, test, and implement evidence-based prevention programs and policies that make communities safer. đź”— Learn more at #InjuryPrevention
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🌟 Staff Spotlight: Cecilia Gonzales, MPH. #MeetTheTeam #StaffSpotlight #CORENC #OpioidSettlement #PublicHealth #DataForGood #UNCIPRC
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Explore the CORE-NC dashboard and get involved. #CORENC #OpioidSettlement #OverdosePrevention #InjuryPrevention #RecoveryResources #PublicHealth #UNCIPRC #NCHealth.Visit to learn more.
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🌟 Staff Spotlight: Elyse Keefe, MPH, MSW. #UNCIPRC #VisionZero #InjuryPrevention #PublicHealth #RoadSafety #Leadership
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Vision Zero is a traffic safety approach focused on eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries, while improving access to safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility for everyone. Learn how we're building safer communities together: #NCVisionZero
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Proud to highlight our own Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPH, UNC IPRC Senior Scientist, featured on @NPR for his vital work fighting the overdose epidemic. Discover how his research and outreach are saving lives:
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After Nabarun Dasgupta lost a close friend to an overdose, he dedicated himself to addiction research and trying to empower drug users with lifesaving information.
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The UNC Injury Prevention Research Center provides support for CORE-NC, a partnership that helps North Carolina track opioid settlement funds and use them effectively. #UNCResearchIsNC. Learn more about UNC Research at:
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The UNC Injury Prevention Research Center is working across the state and the nation to prevent and reduce opioid-related deaths. #UNCResearchIsNC. Learn more about this life-saving work at: . Learn more about UNC Research at:
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Register now to join us this Wednesday!.
Register now for our March “Connect, Empower, Prevent” webinar!. 3/12/25, 12-12:30pm ET . Erin Shore, MPH, will present on Social and Structural Inequities in Access to Athletic Training Services Among Public Schools in the United States. Register at:
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đź“· Fellow in Focus: Laurel Sharpless.We are excited to introduce Laurel Sharpless, one of our 2024-2025 Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Fellows at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center! Her story is now live:
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Laurel Sharpless is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. We reached out to Sharpless to learn more about her work,...
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There’s still time to sign up for tomorrow’s Webinar! This is a great opportunity to learn more about current IVP research in rural South Africa!.
Register now for our February “Connect, Empower, Prevent” webinar!. Wednesday, 2/12/25, 12-12:30pm ET . Sumaya Mall, PhD, MPH, MS, will present about chronic stress and disease among adolescent girls and young women in rural South Africa. Register at:
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đź“· Fellow in Focus: Erin Shore. We are excited to introduce Erin Shore, one of our 2024-2025 Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Fellows at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center! Her story is now live:
iprc.unc.edu
Erin Shore is a fifth-year PhD candidate in the department of Epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. We reached out to Shore to learn more about her work, her life, and her...
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Exciting News! Laurel Sharpless, a UNC IPRC Fellow, was featured in CDC Connects for her impactful experience in the ICRC Summer Internship Program! .
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Laurel Sharpless, an Injury and Violence Prevention Fellow at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC), was featured in CDC Connects where she shared insights about her experience in the ICRC...
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