14KY008 Hispanic Laborer Killed when Struck by Falling Plywood on a Commercial Construction Site
13KY046 Grain Truck Driver Killed at Train Crossing
12KY035 Owner of Towing Company Dies When Struck by Box Truck
Drug Overdose Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Emergency Department Visits in Kentucky, 2000‐2012
13KY042 Metal Fabrication and Finishing Foreman Dies after 25 Foot Fall at a Commercial Building Site
Roofer Dies After Gust of Wind Knocks Him And A Co-Worker Off Roof
Who We Are
The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) is a partnership between the Kentucky Department for Public Health and the University of Kentucky's College of Public Health that combines academic investigation with practical public health initiatives.
What We Do
Our purpose is to decrease the burden of injury in the Commonwealth. Our partnership, grounded in a belief that most injuries are preventable, cultivates a collaborative approach to problem solving. KIPRC works to reduce injury through education, policy initiatives, public health programming, surveillance, risk factor analysis, direct interventions, and evaluation.