Safety Archives

09.27.2024 illustration of football athletes going head-to-head in a game

Brain Blitz: Fumbling the Health of Our Athletes

PHPod speaks with Drs. Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva, authors of the book "The End of College Football" and co-hosts of The End of Sport podcast, to explore the intersection of football, athlete safety, and public health.

Fellow Abby Varker

07.11.2024 Life preserver floating in water

Head Above Water

Swimming lessons are a key protector against drowning, but unequal access leaves some children more vulnerable than others.

Fellow Abby Varker

03.08.2024 Selective focus on closed door and handles with blurred hallway, locker background. School safety concept

Safety or Stress? How Schools Address Gun Violence

With no federal regulation to address gun violence, safety measures like lockdown drills and armed personnel are commonplace in schools. But these practices take a toll on student mental health.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

01.17.2024 graph depicting adjusted incidence rate ratios of hard-braking events, self-reported traffic ticket events, and self-reported vehicular crashes associated with ADHD

graph depicting adjusted incidence rate ratios of hard-braking events, self-reported traffic ticket events, and self-reported vehicular crashes associated with ADHD

ADHD Crash Course

Drivers over age 65 with ADHD were nearly twice as likely to get a traffic ticket or be involved in a car crash as those without an ADHD diagnosis.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

01.09.2024 blurred cars, simulating driving under the influence of cannabis

Cannabis and Collisions

While serious and fatal traffic collisions fell following cannabis legalization in the state of Washington, minor crashes increased with cannabis sales.

Guest Author Annie Voy

10.19.2023 walk signal on at crosswalk, signifying it is safe for pedestrians to cross

Health Equity

Structural Racism and Pedestrian Safety

The rate of present-day pedestrian fatalities is highest in neighborhoods that were historically redlined.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

09.25.2023 young man stands in field of crops wearing a virtual reality headset as part of an agricultural safety program

Environment
Environmental Health

Simulated Agricultural Safety: Turn On, Tune In, Crop Out

Farming is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. To better train farmers and enhance agricultural safety, virtual reality technology is being used with promising results.

Fellow Sean Hagan

11.06.2020 a close up of a seat belt

Health Equity

Buckling Up

“Stop and Frisk” policies are now widely recognized to have been used to profile and target racial minorities.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

05.19.2020 two people wearing masks with stickers on their heads

Health Equity

It’s the Crash, Dummy

Persistent injury disparities between the sexes proves that prioritizing men in vehicle safety creates life-threatening consequences for female drivers.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

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