University of California - Los Angeles
Jess F. Kraus, PhD, MPH
Phone: 310-794-2706
Fax: 310-794-0787
E-mail: jfkraus@ucla.edu
Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center
UCLA School of Public Health
10911 Weyburn Ave., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90024-2884
Phone: 310-794-2706
Fax: 310-794-0787
E-mail: sciprc@ucla.edu
Overview
The mission of the Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center (SCIPRC) is to develop and support a multidisciplinary academic and community effort with the goal of discovering and understanding patterns of injury occurrence in high-risk populations and controlling the incidence and consequences of these injuries. Five specific aims are research, training, information dissemination, community activity, and evaluation and organization.
- The research activities include eight core projects and eight smaller seed projects that address acute care, prevention, and rehabilitation. The strength of this research program lies in its breadth and the available expertise in epidemiology, public health, clinical sciences, biomechanics, and behavioral and social sciences. The diversity of the core and seed projects expands the SCIPRC's ability to identify, understand, and explain injury occurrence and to implement and evaluate programs addressing current injury problem areas locally, nationally, and internationally.
- The second major aim of the SCIPRC is to strengthen its work in graduate-level training and professional education in injury control practice and methodology. The SCIPRC currently sponsors nine full courses on injury control and lectures in over 10 additional courses throughout the University. To this ongoing curriculum, we will add new courses and lectures as well as several new professional training opportunities.
- The SCIPRC has a strong record in scientific information dissemination with more than 100 scientific publications and 150 presentations in the last funding cycle. We will continue to build on this record as well as add new information dissemination activities that directly address local efforts and needs. These efforts will include ongoing collaborations with the State and Los Angeles County Departments of Health.
- The SCIPRC participates in community activities by conducting information-sharing seminars with collaborating community agencies, by serving on committees that shape the future of injury control in the area, and by providing technical assistance. The SCIPRC has become a prominent figure in local injury control initiatives, and we plan on building this presence in the next funding cycle.
- We continue to monitor our progress with an administrative structure that ensures efficiency through well-developed protocols and frequent communication among all SCIPRC participants.
This current application includes the largest and most diverse research plan yet undertaken by the SCIPRC. We believe that this broad plan is feasible because the past 10 years have taught us to maximize the efficiency with which we conduct research and to streamline our administrative efforts. We have assembled a team of highly qualified and motivated investigators with whom we will learn and grow. We are proud of our achievements thus far and plan to continue to contribute important and timely information to the injury control community.
Projects