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About Us Welcome Message Vision|Mission|Diversity and Inclusion About CDC’s ICRCs Organization and Structure Our People IPRC's Productivity Our Funders About Chapel Hill Contact us Research Home Gender-Based Violence Child Abuse and Neglect Opioid Disorder and Overdose Traumatic Brain Injury Road Traffic Injury Outreach|Training|Education Injury and Violence Prevention Fellows News and Events Patricia F. Waller Annual Lecture Stay connected to IPRC Useful Links Make a Gift Search Search by Keyword Turning great science into effective injury and violence prevention. It’s what we do. The UNC Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) develops, tests, and implements prevention solutions that reduce the impact of injury and violence in North Carolina and worldwide. Research Outreach Training and Education The Burden of Injury and Violence 4.8 Million Globally, 4.8 million people die as a result of injuries each year 1/3 Gender-based violence directly affects at least a third of U.S. women 1 in 4 Approximately 1 in 4 children suffer from child abuse or neglect in their lifetime 115 Each day, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose 30% Traumatic brain injuries contribute to 30% of all injury deaths IPRC's Impact Impact Spotlight Research in Action: The IPRC’s research and evaluation results are currently being used to strengthen "Establishing Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships and Environments," a CDC-funded initiative designed to create systems-level changes that will decrease child maltreatment throughout North Carolina. Learn more about how the IPRC is making an impact in each of our five focus areas: Gender-Based Violence Opioid Disorder and Overdose Child Abuse and Neglect Traumatic Brain Injury Road Traffic Injury 306 practitioners from across North Carolina were trained in injury and violence prevention through the Injury Free NC Academy Between 2015-2019, IPRC core and affiliate researchers published 1,054 peer-reviewed articles related to injury and violence prevention News & Events Announcing the 2020 Injury-Free NC Academy on Establishing Syringe Exchange Programs Jan 29 Exploring the Impact of Structural Racism on Health: A Conversation about Race, Place, and Preventing Violence Jan 29, 2020 2:00pm - 3:00pm Michael Hooker Research Center 0001 (Lower Atrium) Feb 05 Gender Equity in Higher Education Feb 5, 2020 3:30pm - 4:30pm Health Sciences Library Room 215 Feb 12 Outcomes and Uses of Linked Data Sources Feb 12, 2020 3:30pm - 4:30pm Bondurant Hall G030 IPRC Spring 2020 Seminars 1.17.20 Announcing the 2020 Injury-Free NC Academy on Establishing Syringe Exchange Programs 1.15.20 IPRC is hiring a new Director of Strategic Planning and External Relations! 12.17.19 All News All Events Visit Us Sheryl Mar South Building CB# 7505 521 South Greensboro Street Carrboro , NC 27510 Contact Us Phone: (919) 966-2251 Fax: fax (919) 966-9412 Contribute to IPRC Copyright 2020 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Higher Education Web Design by NMC...