Research and Community Partnerships

Public Service Seed Grants Funded by UAB ICRC

• CAR RESTRAINT PROGRAM
  Perry Hospital, Perry, GA
• SAFE WHILE YOU BIKE
  Davie County Health Department, Mocksville, NC
• PLAYGROUND SAFETY
  Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments, Florence, AL
• HEAD INJURY PREVENTION
  Brain Injury Association of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
• SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME PREVENTION
  Mid-South Head Injury Association, Memphis, TN
• HEAD SMART
  Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital, Greenville, SC
• BIKE HELMET SAFETY PROGRAMS
  Richmond County Health Department, Augusta, GA
  Gulfport Police Department, Gulfport, MS
  Upper Savannah Nurse's Association, Greenwood, SC
  Spartanburg SAFE KIDS, Spartanburg, SC
  Cobb County SAFE KIDS, Marietta, GA
• SAFETY CITY
  Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington, KY
• HEAD INJURY PREVENTION OUTREACH PROGRAM
  South Carolina Disability Action Center, Columbia, SC
• PROJECT SAFE RIDE
  Cumberland County Health Department, Fayetteville, NC
• BIKE HELMET AND CAR RESTRAINT PROGRAM
  Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Mobile, AL
• HEAD INJURY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
  Brain Injury Association of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

Research Seed Grants Funded by UAB ICRC

• Prospective Study on the Use of Bolus Intrathecal Baclofen for Spastic Hypertonia Due to Acquired Brain Injury
• Worksite Education and Exercise for Back Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
• Incidence, Type, Severity, and Potential Risk Factors of Agricultural Injuries in Alabama
• Biomechanics of Intra-Articular Fractures of the Acetabulum
• Development of a Finite Element Model As a Predictor of Pelvic Fractures
• Design of a Biodegradable Fracture Fixation System to Reduce Complications in the Elderly
• A Critical Evaluation of Currently Available Fracture Immobilization Devices
• Improving Rehabilitation Outcomes for Burn Patients and Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Pressure Sores
• Skin Substitute for Treatment of Burnsand Pressure Sores
• Falls Among the Elderly
• Managed Careand Rehabilitation Services
• Beer Taxes, Workers'Compensation, and Industrial Injury
• Legal Alcohol Limits for Motorcycle Operation
• Analysis of Dataon Homicide in Alabama:Implications for Prevention Strategies
• The Identification of Ecologically Relevant Classroom Indices of Risk Behavior for Adolescent Suicide
• Epidemiology of Athletic Injuries among Interscholastic Athletes in Birmingham Schools
• Development of Culturally Sensitive Educational Intervention to Affect Motor Vehicle-Related Risk Behavior in a Minority Population
• Prevention of Motor Vehicle Crashes among Teens by Reduction of Alcohol and Drug Use
• Prevention of Head and Neck Impact Injury by Improved Helmet Design
• Development of an Ocular Trauma Score(OTS)
• Evaluation of Domestic Violence Programs in the Outpatient Setting
• Pediatric Pedestrian Safety Research
• Head Injury and Endotracheal Intubation Outcomes
• Impaired Glucose Intolerance and Commercial Truck Crashes
• Combinatorial Cell-Based Tissue Adhesive Therapy for Treating Pressure Ulcers