GW Injury Prevention

This weekend we acknowledge those working to end firearm violence. National Wear Orange Weekend June 7-9 wearorange.org #injuryprevention

D.C. Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is an important partner for firearm injury prevention efforts in the District! wjla.com/news/local/was…

Stands to reason that if there are less ways to hold drivers accountable for reckless driving, reckless driving will increase. Thank you @nytimes for addressing the elephant on our roads: nytimes.com/2024/04/19/us/… #injuryprevention

Distracted drivers in DC, lookout! wtop.com/dc/2024/04/new…

Humbling to learn more about the range of issues when it comes to firearm injuries in DC nbcwashington.com/investigations…

Check out the promising $50k grant award opportunity from DC OAG for violence prevention programming targeting the adolescent population. DCist: DC Attorney General Offers Violence Prevention Grants. dcist.com/story/24/01/03…

Please keep this conversation going DC, the city needs to hear the community's pleas for help washingtonpost.com/transportation…

It is official - 2024 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms will be Dec 9-11 in Seattle, WA :D

“Impaired? No Time to Drive” student video contest. DC school students can earn community service hours and be eligible to win cash prizes for creating short PSAs about the dangers of impaired driving. DC students submit your content to oagstudentcontest@dc.gov! #DC #VisionZero

Imagine that! npr.org/2023/12/13/121…

US Senate Judiciary Committee to hold a full committee Hearing on "The Gun Violence Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis" Tues 11/28/2023, 10a eastern. Please show your support! Live stream here: judiciary.senate.gov/committee-acti… #firearmInjury

More automated traffic enforcement coming to DC wtop.com/dc/2023/11/dc-…

A different approach to understanding the impact of urban firearm violence washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/…

Date is saved 😁 #2023FirearmResearchConf

Important work from @BuffaloSnug "Results from a pilot study to improve the readability of credible messenger documentation notes" #2023FirearmResearchConf

Excellent opening keynote from @DrDesmondPatton on "Firearm harm prevention 2.0: unlocking the potential and challenges of AI and social media" at the 2023 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms in Chicago!

Check out this fun and important pedestrian safety event "Walktober Tour: a Pedestrian Safety-Focused Walking Discussion" this Sunday 10/22 from our colleagues at @WABADC @TrailsCoalition - eventbrite.com/e/walktober-to…

This should NEVER happen... wtop.com/dc/2023/09/3-b…