Injury Control Research Center Designation

CIRP was established in 1999 and became the first center of emphasis in The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. It was a CDC-funded Injury Control Research Center for 16 years until 2024, and the only one that focused on injuries to children and adolescents. CIRP faculty members have academic appointments at The Ohio State University and receive research funding support from many federal and state agencies and foundations. CIRP researchers publish a new scientific article, on average, every 3 days.

CIRP focuses on three core functions of injury control (research, outreach and training) and serves as an academic training center for students from college through post-graduate levels as well as for visiting international scholars and public health professionals. Trans-disciplinary research conducted at CIRP includes the fields of medicine, public health, epidemiology, behavioral and social sciences, communications, biostatistics, biomechanics, and economics. 

Learn more about the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.