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05/01/2025 - 05/31/2025

CHOP 31-Day Challenge

The NJ-SHO team is participating in CHOP's 31 Day Challenge to raise funds for cutting-edge research and care for children. Please consider supporting our team by making a tax-deductible donation as we walk and bike over 100 miles to raise money for kids at CHOP during the month of May.

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07/06/2025 - 07/09/2025

NJ-SHO at Traffic Records Forum

Dr. Kristi Metzger is presenting at this year's Traffic Records Forum in Boston, MA. She will be sharing some specific strategies used to create the population-level data linkage in the NJ-SHO Data Warehouse.

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Recent News

05/07/2024

CHOP and NJ HTS Launch New Website Dedicated to Promoting Traffic Safety

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) announce the launch of njsho.chop.edu and an innovative data dashboard bringing community-level traffic safety information to New Jersey.

04/10/2024

Teens with Anxiety, Mood Disorders Less Likely to Get Driver's License

U.S. News & World Report's HealthDay published an article about the NJ-SHO team paper on mood disorders and driving published in JAMA Network Open.

04/08/2024

Youths with Mood Disorders 30 Percent Less Likely to Acquire Driver’s License Than Peers

Researchers found that teens and young adults with mood disorders are less likely to obtain their driver’s license than peers.

04/08/2024

Licensure and Driving Outcomes Among Youths with Mood Disorders

Dr. Christopher Gaw shares his new research examining driving outcomes among teens with mood disorders.

10/23/2023

New Research On Older Drivers and Burden of Medications

Some medications, such as antihistamines and antidepressants, can impact a person’s driving and are considered potentially driver-impairing (PDI). Over half of older Medicare beneficiaries involved in crashes in NJ were exposed to two or more of these medications before and after a crash.

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