When it comes to injury prevention, it’s important to be able to reach your community with messages that empower and support them to be safe in the activities they love. When COVID- restrictions went into place in 2020, Jamie Troyer and her team at University of Utah Health began brainstorming new ways to interact with their community.
As her team was tossing ideas back and forth, they observed that more and more people were getting outside and traveling. They were engage in activities they had not done before. How could they highlight all that Utah has to offer, while also educating individuals on how to enjoy these activities safely.
The result was the Adventures in Injury Prevention Podcast!
The podcast is a collaborative effort between 4 Trauma Centers in Utah: 2 Adult Level I Trauma Centers, a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, and a Level 2 Trauma Center. “Our hope is that anyone traveling into the state or doing a search on that particular sport will see our podcast.”
In the past year, the podcast has expanded into a broader range of safety and injury prevention topics. Their latest episode expanded their topics even more, focusing on sharing the survivor story of Seantae and her family.
“This is the first specific trauma survivor highlight we have done and all of us loved it so much that it is something we want to do more of and build our podcasts to include both…injury prevention, safety in outdoor activities, and folks who have survived injuries from them,” explained Jamie.
Episodes to Check Out
From left to right; Teresa (Intermountain), Katherine (Primary Children’s), Seantae, Jen (St. Marks), and Jamie (University of Utah Health)
From Impact to Recovery: One Survivor’s Journey
Today we talk with a trauma survivor, who leads us through the day of the crash to how her family is recovering now. Visit their foundation site where they bring more awareness to distract driving by sharing the impact it has had on their loves and their loved ones.
Snowboarding Safety & Traumatic Brain Injuries
Kelsey Boyer, a professional snowboarder and founder of Save a Brain talked with us about her experience with navigating a traumatic brain injury and now promoting the importance of the correct helmet.