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This seminar highlights the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center’s (KIPRC) expansive role in supporting injury and opioid overdose prevention across the state. You'll hear how KIPRC's partnerships with state agencies, local health departments, and national networks fuel timely public health responses—from mapping overdose trends to deploying harm-reduction tools like FindHelpNowKY.org.
This is more than just data collection—it's connecting science to action, bridging silos, and putting knowledge in the hands of community leaders. Whether you’re a student, practitioner, or policymaker, this session offers a deeper understanding of how injury prevention becomes a collaborative, statewide mission—and how KIPRC helps to advance it.
Amber Kizewski, MA is the Operations Director of the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC). She received her Master’s in Sociology for Colorado State University and is currently a PhD candidate in Educational Evaluation and Policy at the University of Kentucky.
Amber has been at KIPRC since 2017 and has held numerous roles, including serving an evaluator and project direct on various projects focused on opioid overdose prevention and response and recovery housing. She is currently Co-Investigator of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded grant aimed at Evaluating the Kentucky Access to Recovery Program.
Overall, Amber’s interests include evaluating practices, programs, and community interventions as it relates to intentional and unintentional injuries.
