A new brain imaging study makes a pretty compelling case for not talking on the phone while driving — even if you’re using a hands-free headset. Researchers from St. Michael’s Hospital found that if a driver talks on the phone while making a left turn, even when it’s on a hands-free device, there is decreased activation in [...]
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month – Get Involved!
Our Brain Injury Awareness Month campaign is officially underway and we need YOUR help! This March, in recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month, the United States Brain Injury Alliance (USBIA) is taking steps to increase awareness about brain injuries, including prevention, recognition, and response. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an [...]
CSN Releases New State Fact Sheets for 2013
Unintentional injuries and violence are the leading causes of death, hospitalization, and disability for children ages 1-18. These fact sheets provide a state snapshot of data on the injury-related Maternal and Child Health Block Grant National Performance Measures and Health Status Indicators, with a special focus on disparities based on race, gender, and rural/urban residence. [...]
CDC study finds seat belt use remains higher in states with primary enforcement seat belt laws
Seat belt use continues to be higher in states with primary enforcement seat belt laws according to a study released by CDC’s Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention in the Journal of Safety Research. The study summarizes trends in self-reported seat belt use from 2002 to 2010 and compares 2010 seat belt use in states with [...]
U.S. launches study into youth sports concussions
By: Ian Simpson Article Overview: The U.S. government launched on Monday a sweeping study of rising sports-related concussions among youth, amid concerns that the injuries may have contributed to the suicides of professional football players. The Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academies of Science, will probe sports-related concussions in young people from elementary [...]
Brain Injured in Nursing Homes Without the Care Giffords Had
Larry Boswell sat slumped in a wheelchair. His sweatpants were soiled, his T-shirt soaked in saliva. Flies buzzed around his head He was able to walk when he arrived at Illinois’ Cobden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in 2008, government records show, something he can’t manage now. Speech therapy for the 57- year-old ended shortly after [...]
Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids
Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be a parent. A Kansas City, Mo., couple had their daughter taken into custody by the [...]
STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries) Tool Kit for health care providers
We are pleased to announce that the STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries) Tool Kit for health care providers is now available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/steadi. The STEADI Tool Kit was created for health care providers who treat older adults who are at risk of falling or who may have fallen in the past. This [...]
Core VIPP Update – December 2012
Core VIPP Cooperative Agreement Updates 2013 National Meeting of the Safe States Alliance, SAVIR, & CDC Injury Center June 5-7, 2013 in Baltimore, MD The Safe States Alliance, the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Injury Center, have joined forces to host a [...]
Images of Brain Injuries in Athletes
A new study of 85 people who had a history of repeated mild head traumas found that 68 of them, nearly all of whom played sports, had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative and incurable disease whose symptoms can include memory loss, depression and dementia. The photographs shown via the link below, from seven [...]
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Upcoming Events
- Feb 28, 20133rd Annual Santa Clara Valley Brain Injury Conference: Building on the Legacy of Coma to Community February 28 – March 3, 2013 Dolce Hayes Mansion, San Jose, California
- Mar 6, 2013Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut Annual Conference March 1st, 2013 Hartford Hilton, Hartford, CT
- Mar 6, 2013Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa Annual Conference March 6-8, 2013 Sheraton, West Des Moines, Iowa
- Mar 19, 2013Tenth World Congress on Brain Injury, March 19 -23, 2013 San Francisco, California, USA
- Sep 18, 2013Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance Annual Conference April 11-12, 2013 Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
