Injury Control/EMS

IDOT is seeking applications that address the reduction of serious injuries and fatalities on Illinois roadways and help further Illinois' Highway Safety Plan.

This conference is a joint effort of Lurie Children’s Hospital and members of the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance.

List of violence prevention resources

Check out the agenda for the MIPA summit – a free event on Wednesday, Dec 9 from 8a-12:45p (Central) –

Free webinar on October 28th, 10:00am

While in-person car seat check education is not possible in most areas due to the current pandemic, many Safe Kids coalitions and other safety partners are offering multiple options for parents to learn virtually.

This resource includes 5 recommendations and specific actions for health departments to take to help end police violence.

CDC released new state-based fact sheets on alcohol-impaired driving deaths and an overview of proven strategies to reduce or prevent alcohol-impaired driving.

Safe States is requesting proposals for a qualified evaluation consultant to conduct a series of activities to evaluate the implications and effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and corresponding injury and violence prevention (IVP) response efforts

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago put together a short tutorial on how you can access IVDRS data.

Making Illinois Safer - Strategic Plan Released

Join the next Preventing Targeted Violence Webinar to hear about the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) training.

APHA's publication, The Nation's Health, February/March 2019 issue, featured article

National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week - promotional tools

AMSR is a one-day training workshop for behavioral health professionals. The 6.5-hour training program is based on the latest research and designed to help participants provide safer suicide care.

Illinois Partnership for Safety (IPS) Newsletter

IPHA is looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals to lead the following Sections of IPHA:

Get entered for a chance to win a $250 Amazon gift card by completing the IL Poison Center's online Poison Prevention Education Course

As THE voice of public health in Illinois, IPHA is approaching gun violence as a public health crisis, similar to an infectious disease, spreading to epidemic proportions in many communities and requiring urgent responses.

DHHS will host a webinar on 9/14 titled Addressing Adolescent Depression and Suicide: Using an Evidence-Based Prevention Program

While the overall child death rate in Illinois was consistent with the national average in 2015, the rate masks disparities across counties and racial groups, according to an analysis released last week by Voices for Illinois Children.

The Department of Education released new Title IX guidelines on campus sexual assault. These new guidelines will make it harder for sexual assault victims to seek justice against their attackers. In April, the Department of Education will begin to accept feedback on the new Title IX guidelines.

The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) and the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) today launched "Be Alarmed!" - a joint smoke alarm installation program that provides smoke alarms to Illinoisans through their local fire departments.

IDPH Injury and Violence Prevention Program is pleased to share an updated map and table of Illinois Suicide Deaths and Crude Rates, 2006-2015.

The 6-page report shares data about injury-related deaths, hospitalizations and emergency visits for Illinois children from birth to five years old.