We are so pleased to celebrate ThinkFirst’s 35th anniversary by bringing together our friends and network for this innovative virtual conference experience!
The ThinkFirst National Foundation Awards honor remarkable individuals and chapters demonstrating excellence.
The awards ceremony took place via Facebook April 24, 2020, at 5:00 PM CT
Congratulations to the award winners:
Injury prevention education is key to reducing traumatic injuries. As we navigate this unprecedented global situation, ThinkFirst is waiving the $1,500 new chapter application and training fee and providing virtual training sessions free of charge for the next three months. All injury prevention professionals interested in starting a ThinkFirst chapter to include ThinkFirst educational programs in upcoming injury prevention programming are eligible for this incentive.
ThinkFirst Foundation 2020 Grant Announcement
Traffic Safety Grants
The ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation presented their 2019 awards at this year’s ThinkFirst Conference on Injury Prevention, held at the Wyndham Bayside in San Diego. Through the annual awards program, ThinkFirst honors exceptional individuals and chapters demonstrating excellence by delivering outstanding prevention programs that support the three primary components of our mission: education, research and advocacy.
Exciting news out of ThinkFirst of the Ark-La-Tex. Ronald “Bubba” Fletcher joined the team as a full-time member this past September. Bubba has been a ThinkFirst Voice for Injury Prevention (VIP) speaker and very committed to the mission of ThinkFirst for the past 10 years. The Shreveport Times recently spoke with Bubba about his inspiring story. Congratulations Bubba, in this new and exciting role. We are lucky to have you!
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 DuPage for 13 years from 1994 – 2007 and has been the Executive Director from 2007 – 2019. Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death children, teens and young adults as well as older adults and most injuries are preventable.
Return 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 and former ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Board member discusses, with his colleagues, turning the sports fields of strife into a science and the birth of ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation.
