Creason Walter

Creason serves as the Community Outreach Specialist for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center (JHCC) Injury Prevention Program, housed within the Department of Pediatric Surgery's Burn & Trauma Programs. Along with her colleagues, she provides injury prevention resources to the pediatric patients at JHCC, including car seats, home safety, and violence prevention. She manages the Home Safety Distribution Program in clinic, guiding caregivers to select the most appropriate safety item to prevent injuries at home. Violence has become the forefront of her efforts through a research initiative with a pediatric emergency physician, Dr. Leticia Ryan, where the focus is on the prevalence of intentional injuries seen in the PED due to intentional adolescent violence. She also works with the collaborative Gun Violence Prevention Group, led by a multidisciplinary group of pediatric physicians.

JHCC is Maryland's only state designated pediatric trauma and burn center. The JHCC Trauma and Burn Programs treat children ages 0-18 from all over the region and care for patients with the most severe burns and traumatic injuries. The work of the injury prevention team impacts the health and wellbeing of children throughout the Baltimore region. The team works directly with the Trauma program leadership and clinical staff, who provide the care for victims of these injuries. The team provides prevention education, resources and distributes safety items to patients and families, so that they can prevent injuries. The team participates in outreach efforts in the community and collaborates with the pediatric emergency department, clinics, and community programs. One of the team’s focus areas is on violence prevention, where we distribute gun lock boxes and gun locks to patients and families who have a gun in their home, helping to ensure safe storage.