Injury and Violence Prevention Certificate Program

Injury encompasses the undesirable consequences of a wide array of events, including crashes during transport, drowning, poisoning, falls, fires and burns, and intentional causes such as self-harm, homicide, and assault. An increasing recognition of the personal and societal costs of injury has resulted in the establishment of offices and programs especially dedicated to the prevention and control of injury within state and local health departments, as well as at the national level. There is a pressing need for public health professionals with specialized training in the prevention, analysis, and control of intentional and unintentional injuries.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention, consistent with the core competencies for the field, the student will:

1. Be able to describe and explain the importance of injury and/or violence as a major public health problem;
2. Be able to access, interpret, use, and present injury and/or violence data;
3. Be able to use problem-solving methodology to identify and develop appropriate intervention strategies;
4. Be able to evaluate injury and/or violence prevention activities;
5. Have demonstrated ability to develop, synthesize, and apply this knowledge by compiling an integrated program plan to address an injury and/or problem of interest to them;
6. Be able to stimulate change related to injury and/or violence prevention through policy, enforcement, advocacy, and education;
7. Be able to disseminate information on injury and/or violence prevention to the community, policymakers, leaders, and other key stakeholders, through diverse communication networks;
8. Have acquired in-depth knowledge, skills, and best practices necessary to address at least one specific injury and/or violence prevention topic and one type of intervention strategy.

Please visit our Academic Catalogue to see the full certificate curriculum requirements. Please also review the certificate completion requirements.