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Secondary Injuries Among Individuals with Disabilities

Currently, 40 to 50 million people in the United States live with various disabilities and this number is expected to increase substantially in the coming years.

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Gymnastics

Although gymnastics is a popular sport in the US, it continues to be overlooked in terms of potential for injury while having one of the highest injury rates of all girls’ sports.

Who Should Apply

The lab welcomes undergraduate and graduate students from a wide range of fields who are interested in child health, community wellbeing or population-level approaches to improving sleep.

Development of Multi-Platform Mobile App Technology for Real-Time Measurement of Menstrual Cycle Characteristics in Adolescents

Establishing normative data for menstrual bleeding in adolescents by race and body mass index would facilitate earlier diagnosis of abnormal bleeding and earlier interventions to improve health and quality of life.

Advancing Maternal and Perinatal Health Equity for Justice-Involved Adolescents

The goal of this project is to improve maternal and perinatal health outcomes for justice-involved women, specifically adolescent females, by identifying evidence-based, equitable approaches to care, and strengthening the policies and systems that shape access to care.

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Study Shows Amount and Days of Opioids Prescribed at Discharge Decreased After 2017 Ohio Prescription Opioid Cap Law

In a new study, published in PLOS One, researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Center for Pediatric Trauma Research, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital compared the amount of opioid analgesics prescribed to children following enactment of the Ohio Opioid Cap Law with historical controls.

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International Faculty

The Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has invited selected scientists outside the United States whose work is primarily concerned with injury control and prevention to become international affiliate faculty.

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Jang Lab Staff

Jihyun Jang, PhD Principal Investigator Jihyun.Jang@NationwideChildrens.org Jihyun Jang, PhD, is an assistant professor at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University.

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$7 Million NIH Grant Designates Nationwide Childrens as a Wellstone Center to Advance Muscular Dystrophy Research

A $7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will help researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital translate new scientific findings and technological developments into novel treatments for the muscular dystrophies.