CE19-001, THE COLUMBIA CENTER FOR INJURY SCIENCE AND PREVENTION (CCISP)

Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention – Project Summary The Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention will build upon its many past successes asa previously funded CDC Injury Control Research Center (ICRC) yet, at the same time, will thoughtfullyprogress into important new directions in seeking to usher in a new era of injury science. The Center willdo this by promoting and performing innovative, cutting-edge injury research with real-world impact;building a new generation of injury scientists and practitioners in one of the world's leading trainingprograms; and engaging in bidirectional sharing of expertise with policymakers and community partners tomeaningfully reduce the burden of injuries and violence. The Center will integrate and sustain these threecore activities — research, training, and outreach — to maximize its impact far beyond what would beachieved in separately conducting these activities. The overall objective of the Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention (CCISP) will be“science in service to safety”, leveraging the unique value of scientific inquiry in assembling a large groupof university, community, and government partners around injury and violence strategies with the greatestpotential to innovatively impact the safety and health of large populations. The proposed Center will meetthis objective through multiple efforts that: 1) further develop infrastructure that brings together scientificexpertise, policy, and practice; 2) create diverse, interdisciplinary collaborations and far-reachingpartnerships across our university, city, region, and other national ICRCs in newly advancing injuryprevention and the injury control field; and 3) ultimately reduce morbidity and mortality from unintentionaland intentional injuries level through the creation, dissemination, and translation of scientific knowledge,the development of innovative and multi-level training and education programs, and the promotion of bestpractices and evidence-based interventions. In doing this, the CCISP will establish a synergistic andsustainable program in a premier research university; strengthen the scientific foundation for theprevention of injury and violence; provide scholarly and technical support services for researchers,trainees, practitioners, community groups, and policymakers; develop and deliver multifaceted trainingand education programs; and promote evidence-based strategies and practices for reducing injuries.