CDC Injury Control Research Centers
In 1987 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began funding Injury Control Research Centers (ICRCs) to study ways to prevent injuries. The University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center has received funding since 2012.
ICRCs work with community partners to put research findings into action. The ICRC Program forms a national network of nine academic research centers focusing on research, training, and outreach.
Research Priorities
The CDC focuses on 10 research priorities in three different categories: addressing urgent threats, preventing injury, and preventing violence.
Addressing urgent threats
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Drug overdose
- Suicide prevention
Preventing injury
- Older adult falls
- Transportation safety
- Traumatic brain injury
Violence prevention
- Cross cutting prevention
- Child abuse and neglect
- Youth violence
- Intimate partner violence
- Sexual violence
Informational Resources
on the Injury Control Research Centers
About the Program
Currently Funded Injury Control Research Centers
- Columbia University: Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention (CCISP)
- Emory University: Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE)
- Johns Hopkins University: Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP)
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP)
- University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC)
- University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center (UM IPC)
- University of North Carolina: Injury Prevention Research Center (UNC IPRC)
- University of Pennsylvania: Penn Injury Science Center (PISC)
- University of Washington & Harborview Medical Center: Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC)
- For more information, see the CDC Injury Control Research Center website