Physical & Social Environments
We recognize that the physical and social environments in which people live have an enormous impact on the occurrence of injury and violence, as well as the ability to recover afterwards. Beyond the impact on individuals, it also goes on to impact the community and neighborhood itself. Our multi-faceted work examines both protective and risk factors in environments, so we can Stop It – Fix It – and Live On.
Projects
Publications & News
Toolkits
Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention Toolkits – a library of prevention toolkits from Prevent Child Injury
Center for Community Progress Resource Center – a collection of data, examples, and resources for turning “vacant spaces into vibrant places”
Briefs
Built Environment Approaches Combining Transportation System Interventions with Land Use and Environmental Design – a review from the Community Preventive Services Task Force
Community Health and Economic Prosperity: Engaging Businesses as Stewards and Stakeholders – a report of the Surgeon General
Our Experts
Eugenia South, MD, MSPH
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Michelle Kondo, PhD
Research Scientist
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Elizabeth Nesoff, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
John Holmes, PhD, FACE, FACMI
Professor of Medical Informatics in Epidemiology
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
PIK (Penn Integrates Knowledge) University Professor
Department of Biobehavioral and Health Sciences, School of Nursing & Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing
School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania
Desmond Upton Patton, PhD, MSW
Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor
Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) Professor
School of Social Policy & Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Director, SAFELab
John MacDonald, PhD
Therese Richmond, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research Core Director
Andrea B. Laporte Professor of Nursing
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania
Sara Jacoby, PhD, MPH, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing, Calvin Bland Fellow
Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania
Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine
Medical Director, Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program
Andrea Schneider, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Dan Romer, PhD
Research Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania