ThinkFirst's Mission is to prevent brain, spinal cord and other traumatic injuries through education, research and advocacy.
Traumatic Injury is a leading cause of death and disability among children, teens and adults. The most frequent causes are vehicle crashes, violence, falls and sports. Simple actions can greatly reduce our risk for injury, such as wearing a seat belt, driving safe, sober, and without distractions, wearing bike and sports helmets and other safety precautions.
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Debby Gerhardstein, former Executive Director of ThinkFirst Nation Injury Prevention Foundation, retires after 25 years with the organization. She was originally a chapter director at Central DuPage Hospital – now Northwestern Medicine Central...
Read moreReturn to Play following Concussion in Football: Our NFL Experience article in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) online Neurosurgeon publication. Dr. Joseph Maroon, one of the original founders...
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The 2019 ThinkFirst Conference on Injury Prevention was held at the Wyndham Bayside, San Diego, April 13-14. The theme for this year’s conference was Charting the Course to Zero. A pre-conference training day...
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The ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation (ThinkFirst Foundation) was recently awarded two grants...
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