As of July 2019, Harris Health Trauma Services has trained 806 community members as part of the Stop the Bleed Program, a national campaign that teaches people to control blood loss in a severe injuries. Kati Bare, injury prevention and outreach coordinator, Trauma Services, leads the program and begins each class with a lecture discussing basic bleeding control techniques. After the lecture, participants assemble in small groups to practice applying tourniquets on themselves and others. Participants also learn how to apply pressure to different types of wounds that could result from a variety of injuries like gunshot and stab wounds. "This program teaches any lay person how to respond to an injury while help is on the way,” Kati says. “We want them to implement these measures to save lives.” Atascocita High School student Imani Jones aspires to pursue a medical career and was excited to learn about the program. With an interest in medicine and biology, paired with the lessons she learned from the program, she feels empowered to intervene in the moment to help someone in need. "If I’m ever in an injury situation, I now have the skills and knowledge to save someone’s life,” she adds. On June 15, 2019, Texas passed House Bill 496, which relates to traumatic injury response protocol and the use of bleeding control stations in public schools. In this bill, schools must develop a plan to implement during a traumatic injury, place bleeding control kits in schools and provide annual training on the use of the bleeding control stations from appropriate personnel. Texas HB496 is an instrumental step into addressing the burden and need for injury prevention in this area throughout Harris County. Harris Health and its Trauma Services Department is excited to partner with additional schools in the future to train staff and youth.