The Center for Injury Research and Prevention In the News
Following is a recent list of prominent news stories featuring or commenting on the Center for Injury Research and Prevention's work.
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Today Show: Center Experts Comment on the Latest Developments in Child Passenger Safety Technology
Today Show , November 5, 2009
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Good Morning America: Center Experts Respond to Controversial SuperFreakonomics Chapter on the Effectiveness of Car Seats
Good Morning America, October 20, 2009
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood References Parental Involvement Research in Opening Remarks at Distracted Driving Summit
U.S. Department of Transportation Distracted Driving Summit, September 30, 2009
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USA Today Features Center’s Newest Website, AfterTheInjury.org
USA Today, July 12, 2009 -
Injury Center Supports Changes to PA Graduated Driver Licensing Law
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, May 31, 2009 -
Center Expert Tells Why Teen Drivers Face Increased Crash Risk
HealthDay, May 23, 2009 -
Dr. Flaura Winston explains her research on unlicensed teen driving and how to reach this overlooked group.
Health Day, November 3, 2008 New York Times Blog Features Ride Like a Friend
The New York Times, October 7, 2008-
The Center's Engineering expert reinforces the effectiveness of booster seat use in reducing crash injuries to children in response to a recent IIHS study.
The Wall Street Journal, October 1, 2008
The Associated Press, October 1, 2008 -
The Center's Adolescent Medicine expert offers advice for raising safe, responsible teenagers--behind the wheel and beyond in this New York Times Health feature.
New York Times, September 14, 2008 -
In this month's Reader's Digest magazine, Center Director Dr. Flaura K. Winston and other national teen driving experts offer parents advice based on the latest research.
Readers Digest magazine, July 17, 2008 -
In a New York Times feature, Center Director Dr. Flaura K. Winston weighs in on "performance" teen driver training courses.
New York Times, July 14, 2008 -
CHOP experts offer advice to parents after fatal local crash
NBC10.com, June 25, 2008
Dr. Dennis Durbin, co-scientific director of the Young Driver Research Initiative, explains the common circumstances behind a tragic fatal crash involving a newly-licensed driver and passenger in suburban Philadelphia. -
"Young Drivers On the Radar: How to Steer Teen Drivers to Safety"
The Wall Street Journal- online edition, March 27, 2008
In this Wall Street Journal online Q&A, Dr. Flaura Winston offers answers and insights from the latest research on how to crash-proof kids. -
"The Impact of Car Seats: A New Prescription for Prevention?"
ABCNews.com, January 25, 2008
In this Opinion piece for ABCNews.com, Laura Jana, M.D. supports CHOP’s findings from a recent paper explaining why Medicaid should cover prescriptions for car seats. -
"Making A Smarter Dummy"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 22, 2008
This front page story featured an in-depth interview with the Center's Kristy Arbogast and her team's work in creating an accurate child abdomen for the auto industry's 6-year-old crash test dummy.