To accomplish its mission the IPC engages in four primary activities: research, education and training, community safety programs, and public policy.
 

• Research
  The foundation of our Center is our scientific research program with a focus predominantly on research with implications for primary prevention of injury. Epidemiological research on both unintentional injuries and violence are key areas of investigation. Our research ranges from development of basic data systems to applied program evaluations, often collaborating with scientists from different academic disciplines and institutions. 
   

• Education and Training
  Another of the Center’s objectives is to enhance the capabilities of new professionals to engage in injury control research and intervention activities. These efforts include a formal injury prevention course for University of Connecticut public health degree students, full day workshops for child health and education practitioners, and participation in training the University of Connecticut School of Medicine’s residents and medical students. Additionally, the IPC educates the general public and marshals public support through media appearances, op-ed pieces, and presentations to diverse groups across the state.
  
  

• Community Programs

• We develop and evaluate new injury prevention programs using community education, legislative and regulatory action, and product-environmental modification.
• The IPC’s community outreach arm is SAFE KIDS Connecticut, the state’s affiliate of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign. Connecticut SAFE KIDS coordinates childhood injury efforts by individuals, public and private agencies, organizations, and businesses.
• Violence Prevention Project. Begun in 1991 to provide conflict resolution skills to inner city youth, it has evolved into an education and outreach partnership addressing the prevention of child abuse, youth interpersonal violence, youth suicide, and domestic violence.
• Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Hartford Injury Free is part of a national injury prevention program based in Hartford. The overall goal of our project is to decrease childhood injury by altering the manner in which two Hartford neighborhoods (Frog Hollow and Blue Hills) think about and approach child safety. In order to accomplish this goal we are recruiting and organizing residents and community organizations into a neighborhood based child safety coalition who then collaborate with our staff to implement injury prevention activities.

• Public Policy
  The IPC is committed to public policy as a vehicle to advance the field of injury and violence prevention. Whether the objective is violence prevention or traffic safety, public policy instigates changes in human behavior and technology that reduce the incidence and severity of injury. IPC advocacy has resulted in passage of safety laws involving bicycle helmets, car seats, and assault weapons. In recognition of their work involving graduate licensure for teenage drivers, three IPC staff were named as 1996 Traffic Safety Leaders by the national Advocates for Highway Safety.