Military Injury Prevention

Army Public Health Center (APHC) Injury Prevention and Uniformed Services University (USU) Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) have joined efforts to optimize readiness by linking military injury and physical performance research to policy, public health, public affairs, and health communications communities in order to bring injury prevention and physical performance science to those in the field.

The Army Public Health Center (APHC), U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (ARIEM), Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP), and other key organizations form the Military Injury Prevention Research to Practice Work Group. The goals of the work group are to: (1) Provide the online Research to Practice Education Series, and (2) Share injury prevention/performance optimization (IP/PO) communication products and resources available or in development across organizations.

Key Topics

• Injury Prevention Epidemiology
• Army Injury Prevention
• Army Physical Fitness
• Nutrition
• Tobacco-Free Living
• Active Living

Military Injury Prevention Research to Practice Education Series

FY22 Seminar Schedule

• 6 December 2021
• 28 February 2022
• 2 May 2022
• 11 July 2022
• 12 September 2022

Time: 1300-1410 (Eastern)

See the Education Series web page for more information.

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