The Center for Injury Policy and Prevention Research (CIPPR) is seeking two Researchers
Center for Injury Policy and Prevention Research, Hanoi University of Public Health is a training and research center in injury prevention. Our key research are including road safety, drowning, violence, child injury, disabilty, alcohol, etc. We are seeking two researchers.
Lunchtime seminar with Dr. Abdul Bachani – An expert from Johns Hopkins University
Lunchtime seminar with Dr. Abdul Bachani – An expert from Johns Hopkins University. There are 20 participants attended our seminar aimed at introducing the Master of Public Health concentration – a major activity of Trauma and Injury Prevention program (JHU-Hanoi TRIP) during period 2017 - 2021. The program is designed for strengthening research capacity on trauma and injury in Vietnam, as well as their long term health, economic, and societal consequences through an innovative model of sustainable capacity development.
TRIP HANOI ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MPH STUDENTS AT HUPH CONCENTRATION ON TRAUMA AND INJURY PREVENTION
Master of Public Health concentration on trauma and injury prevention is part of the Johns Hopkins University-Hanoi University of Public Health program (JHU-HN TRIP program) during period 2017 – 2021. The program is aimed to strengthen research capacity on injury and trauma in Vietnam, as well as their long term health, economic, and societal consequences through an innovative model of sustainable capacity development.
Drowning Prevention in Viet Nam _ New Opportunity
On Friday 25th November 2016, there was a meeting between the Center CIPPR and Hanoi University of Public Health with Ms. Kelly Larson from the Bloomberg Philanthropies and WHO staff from the Viet Nam country office, Regional and Headquarters.
The academic workshop on "Ensuring the Safety of Traffic on Homeland Waterways "
On Wednesday 16th November 2016, The Center for Injury Policy and Prevention Research (CIPPR) – Hanoi University of Public Health participated in the academic workshop on "Ensuring the Safety of Traffic on Homeland Waterways " which was held by People's Police Academic and National Traffic Safety Committee.
SOLIDs Vietnam 2015 program summary
There are thousands of childrend die from drowning annually, and summer vacation is the high risk period for child drowning. Parents need to protect chidrent from drowning especial during the summer.
Academic Workshop on “Preventing Alcohol Related Harm” – 25th april 2016
In 25th April 2016, CIPPR had organized an academic workshop on “Preventing alcohol related harm”. This workshop aims at providing scientific evidence to experts, policy makers and contributing to the draft law “Alcohol harm prevention” which will be discussed at National Parliament in July 2016.
Youth Violence
Youth violence is a global public health problem. It includes a range of acts from bullying and physical fighting, to more severe sexual and physical assault to homicide. Worldwide an estimated 200 000 homicides occur among youth 10–29 years of age each year, making it the fourth leading cause of death for people in this age group.
ARSC 2016 - Call for abstracts
The Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS), Austroads, and The George Institute for Global Health, are pleased to announce that the 2016 Australian Road Safety Conference 2016 (ARSC2016), will be held in Australia’s Capital, at the National Convention Centre, Canberra, from Tuesday 6 – Thursday 8 September 2016.
Teach VIP course in 2015
From September 28 to October 02, 2015; the Center for Injury Policy and Prevention Research (CIPPR), Hanoi School of Public Health was approved by WHO regional office to organize a training course on “Injury and Violence Prevention in Asia Pacific Region” using TEACH-VIP 2.
RTIRN - Small Grant Workshop in 2015
A regional workshop on Road Traffic Injury Research from March 17-18, 2015 will be organized by RTIRN in Hanoi. In this workshop the grantee from small grant program of RTIRN will have opportunity to present their researches and turn it into publication.
Vietnam Traffic Safety Conference in 2015
CIPPR joins and reports result of a research in the third traffic safety conference 2015 which was set to take place from November 26-27 in Hanoi.
WHO - 2015 Global Road Safety Week
Since 2007 WHO has provided technical support to the Government of #VietNam to continuously improve its laws and regulations related to helmets for motorcyclists.
Child Declaration for Road Safety
We call on you, the world’s leaders, to include action against road deaths in the new goals for global development.
Third UN Global Road Safety Week 2015 4-10 May 2015
Around 186 300 children under 18 years die from road traffic crashes annually, and rates of road traffic death are three times higher in developing countries than in developed countries.
Seminar for Global road safety project 2015 - 2019, HCM city
Inception seminar for Road safety 2015 - 2015 project in March 31, 2015 in Ho Chi Minh city. This project is funded by Blommberg and focuses to 4 main risk factors: helmet, seatbelt, speed, drinking - driving in the whole of HCM city.
Road Traffic Injuries Research Network - Launching Event March, 2015
Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN) secretariat office in Vietnam - Launching Event March 18, 2015.
Reasons to get away from alcohol
Excessive alcohol use led to approximately 88,000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost (YPLL) each year in the United States from 2006 – 2010, shortening the lives of those who died by an average of 30 years.1,2 Further, excessive drinking was responsible for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults aged 20-64 years.
Vietnam Traffic Safety Conference 2014
In December 27, 2014, CIPPR joined Vietnam Traffic Safety Conference 2014 and had two reports: Evaluation of Pre - hospital trauma care; Helmet quality.
Field trip to Dong Thap - Solid project
CIPPR researchers and collaborators visited Cao Lanh, Dong Thap for the preparation of The Saving of Lives from Drowning (SoliD) project in August 22, 2014.
Training course on principles and practices of injury, 2014
From August 4 - 15, 2014, there has been a training course on principles and practices of injury prevention.
The Global status report on road safety 2013
The Global status report on road safety 2013 revealed that only 28 countries (covering just 7% of the world’s population) have comprehensive laws on these five risk factors. This is an excellent document for leaders and researchers in road safety field. In this report, there are a lot of lessons from Vietnam which is contributed by CIPPR.
National Workshop - Evaluation Method for Road Safety in 2014
CIPPR cooperated with The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, National Traffic Safety Committee, Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) to hold a national workshop about Evaluation method for road safety.
Saving of Lives from Drowning (SOLID), Viet Nam
The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) at the Bloomberg School of Public Health has initiated one of the largest implementation research studies on drowning in low- and middle-income countries.
The Newsletter of the Road Traffic Injuries Research Network 2015
The Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN) has set a goal of establishing networking mechanism assisting in the creation of partnership between Road Traffic Injury researchers, institutions globally as well as supporting research capacity in low-and middle income countries.