May 30, 2023 | Homepage Top, News, Road Safety (Cycling), Road Safety (Pedestrians), Road Safety/Transport Related Injuries
59 communities across British Columbia (BC), including a number of rural, remote, and Indigenous communities, have received funding to implement various road safety projects. In total, over $1 million in funding was disbursed through the 2023/2024 BC Vision Zero in...
Feb 14, 2023 | Current Research, Homepage Top, News, Poisoning
A new study by BCIRPU researchers finds that poisonings cost British Columbians hundreds of millions of dollars per year in costs such as health care expenditures and lost productivity. Published in CMAJ Open, the study examines the economic impact of poisonings in...
Jan 30, 2023 | Current Research, Homepage Top, News, Violence Prevention
Firearm-related incidents in BC not only lead to serious injuries and death, they result in large health care and criminal justice system costs to society, according to a new publication by BCIRPU researchers. Published in January in the journal Frontiers in Public...
Jan 3, 2023 | News, Road Safety (Motor Vehicle Occupants), Road Safety/Transport Related Injuries
Photo: From L to R: Dr. Ritsu Kosuge, Ms. Yukako Nakano, Dr. Ian Pike, and Dr. Kazuko Okamura during Dr. Pike’s 2019 fellowship in Japan. Dr. Ian Pike has received a BRIDGE fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). He will be working...
Nov 22, 2022 | News, Poisoning
Cold and flu season is back, but it looks a little bit different this year. COVID-19 is still circulating in our communities, and there has been an increase in respiratory viruses in BC, including Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). The shortage of cold and flu...
Nov 20, 2022 | Falls (Older Adults), Homepage Top, News, Road Safety (Cycling), Road Safety (Motor Vehicle Occupants), Road Safety (Motorcyclists), Road Safety (Pedestrians), Road Safety/Transport Related Injuries, Violence Prevention
We have created an interactive tool to help people understand the human and economic cost of preventable injuries. The website, costofinjury.ca, has data detailing the human cost of injury, including deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits, as well...
