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Injury Prevention Program

2025-2026

Fellowship Summary 2025-2026 [PDF - 543 KB]

Seven Fellows completed the program from January 2025 to June 2026.

Fellows planned and conducted a project aligned with the public health approach to injury and violence prevention, developed a project report, and presented their projects at the Fellowship Symposium.

Fellows participated in over 25 distance-based and two in-person sessions held during four phases of the Fellowship:

  • Distance A (January – May 2025) n=10 sessions
  • In-Person 1 – CDC (conducted 3 online sessions due to in-person cancellation) (May 20-22, 2025)
  • Distance B (July – October 2025) n=8 sessions
  • In-Person 2 – Field Course (October 19-24, 2025; IHS Tucson Area, AZ)
  • Distance C (November 2025 – February 2026) n=3 sessions
  • Distance D (February – June 2026) n=3 sessions
  • In-Person 3 – Symposium (June 16-17, 2026; Rockville, MD)

 Fellow Projects

The seven Fellows were required to submit project reports. Below is a list of reports, in alphabetical order by Fellow’s last name.

  • Cori Crocker, MPH, REHS, Elder Fall Prevention Needs Assessment for a Southwest American Indian Tribe
  • Lucynda Dahozy, MPH, Domestic Violence Support Services Among the Dine: An Exploratory Inquiry
  • Michael H. Hiles, MSPH, REHS, CPH, CP-FS, CPO, Developing a “Path to Data” Framework for the IHS Nashville Area
  • Shylah James, MS, REHS, Assessing Interest in Tai Chi Easy as a Fall Prevention Activity in Navajo Senior Centers
  • Samantha McNelly, MPH, CPH, LMSW, The data that we collect means something. The reason I collect it is for my people: A Qualitative Analysis of Alaskan Substance Use Data Assets, Needs, and Opportunities [PDF - 543] KB
  • Chanda Rogers, BSPH, Piloting Tai Chi Easy for Fall Prevention in the Navajo Nation
  • Ryan Wheeler, MPH, REHS, Evaluating Interest in and Need for Tribal Elder Fall Prevention: Findings from a Staff Program Needs Assessment

 Faculty/Academic Advisor Team

  • Department of Health Behavior at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
  • Carolyn Crump, PhD
  • Robert Letourneau, MPH
  • James Emery, MPH
  • Designed and delivered the curriculum to Fellows over four project phases (planning, implementation, results, deliverables)
  • Worked in consultation with Molly Madson, REHS, MPH, CPH, IHS Injury Prevention Program Manager
    Supported Fellows and local project mentors throughout the Fellowship program
  • Each fellow had a local project mentor to assist in identifying a topic and providing project guidance