Drug Overdose Deaths in Kentucky, 2000-2013
FACE Case Report: Heavy Equipment Mechanic Dies when an Elevated Dump Truck Tag Axle Pins Him to the Concrete Floor (13KY041)
Driver Distraction - A Habit that Kills
FACE Case Report: Hispanic Roofer’s Fall Protection Failed Causing Him to Fall 29.91 Feet to His Death (14KY030)
FACE Case Report: Scrap Processor Struck by Wrench and Dies after Makeshift Torque System Fails (14KY036)
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.
- Center Faculty and Staff
- Organizational Chart
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.
- Mission