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March 2011 NewsBlast
Mon, 03/21/2011 - 19:07 — adminMarch At A Glance:
March 22, 2011
10:00am - 11:00 am PDT
How to Build a Walking School Bus Program From Grassroots Up: Best Practices in Design, Implementation and Dissemination Webinar
March 22, 2011
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST
Teaching Prevention: Strategies for Bringing Prevention to the Classroom
March 23, 2011
9:00 am - 10:00 am PST
Best Practices for Rural Traffic Safety: Georgia's Experience in Increasing Rural Safety Belt Use Rates Webinar
March 24, 2011
11:30am - 12:30 pm PST
Community Attachment and Civic Engagement- Key Lessons and Opportunities for Municipal Leaders
March 24, 2011
11:00am-12:30 pm PST
HRSA Infant Suffocation Deaths in the Sleep Environment Webinar
March 27-29, 2011
Phoenix, AZ
National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities: Lifesavers 2011
March 30, 2011
10:00 am -11:00 am PST
Power of Like and Other Social Sharing Tools Webinar
April 4-10, 2011
2011 Public Health Week - Safety is No Accident: Live Injury-Free
April 5, 2011
11:00 am- 12:00 pm PST
PBIC: What Healthy Communities Need from their Transportation Networks: Preventing Roadway Fatalities and Injuries Webinar
April 12, 2011
10:00 am- 11:00 am PST
Safe Routes to School: Lesson's From Florida's Crossing Guard Program Webinar
April 14-17, 2011
Colorado Springs, CO
10th National Drowning Prevention Alliance
April 20, 2011
12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals: Integrating Bicycles and Streetcars
Please note registration fee for webinar.
April 20-22, 2011
San Diego, CA
California Office of Traffic Safety Leadership and Training Seminar
April 28, 2011
Washington, DC
National Latino Children's Institute National Forum
May 2011
National Bike Month
May 18, 2011
12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals: Using Social Media to Improve Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Please note registration fee for webinar.
June 12-15, 2011
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy: Principles and Practices of Injury Prevention Summer Institute
June 15, 2011
12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals: Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Design within a Constrained Right-of-Way
Please note registration fee for webinar.
June 16-17, 2011
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy: Principles and Practices of Injury Prevention Programs and Policies Summer Institute
CIPN Funding Alerts:
2011 Allstate Regional Grant
Funding Description: Allstate grants are available for both new and renewal projects that fall under the grantmaking focus areas of economic empowerment for domestic violence survivors; teen safe driving; safe and vital communities; tolerance, inclusion, and diversity; and economic empowerment.
Funding Deadline for Grant Cycle 1: March 11, 2011
Funding Deadline for Grant Cycle 2: July 29, 2011
Mini Grants for Launching the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety
Funding Description: Up to 20 grants of $500 will be awarded for creative, visible, unique events to launch the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety on May 11th, 2011.
Funding Deadline: March 21, 2011
National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
Award Description: EPA is pleased to announce that the application period for the 10th annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement is now open to public- and private-sector entities that have successfully used smart growth principles to improve communities environmentally, socially, and economically.
Application Deadline: April 6, 2011
Shade Structure Grant Program
Funding Description: The American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD) Shade Structure Program awards grants for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet ray protection for outdoor areas.
Funding Deadline: April 22, 2011
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Funding Description: MEAF provides funding to nonprofit
organizations that are working toward the full inclusion of young people with disabilities in society.
Funding Deadline: June 1, 2011
Bikes Belong Coalition
Funding Description: The grants program accepts and funds applications for three types of projects: 1) Facilities; 2) Education; and 3) Advocacy to address the goals of the grants program strategic plan - encourage ridership growth, promote bicycling, build political support, leverage funding, and support bicycle advocacy; address the project objectives of the facility, education, or advocacy funding categories; and propose a specific program or project that is measurable.
Funding Deadline: April 29, 2011
Wells Fargo California Grant Program
Funding Description: Wells Fargo gives first priority to requests where the primary purpose of the grant is to benefit people and communities of low and moderate income to support social and human service organizations in the areas of community development, education, and human services.
Funding Deadline: Rolling
Related Journals, Articles, and Abstracts
General Injury Prevention
- CDC New WISQARS Cost of Injury Reports (web page)
- Health Indicators Warehouse (web page)
- CSN: MCH Program Injury and Violence-related State Performance Measures and Priority Needs, 2011(PDF, 341KB)
- Unintentional Injury Among Low-income 5-year-olds with Chronic Health Conditions (abstract)
- Effects of First Aid Training in the Kindergarten - a Pilot Study (PDF, 225KB)
- After the Injury: Initial Evaluation of a Web-based Intervention For Parents of Injured Children (PDF, 308KB)
- Role of a Child Death Review Team in a Small Rural County in California (abstract)
- Childhood Deaths from Injuries: Trends and Inequalities in Europe (PDF, 685 KB)
- Home Safety Council Expert Network Academy: Free Training for Safety Educators
Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety
- AAP Policy Statement: Child Passenger Safety (PDF, 1.25MB)
- AAP Technical Report: Child Passenger Safety (PDF, 540 KB)
- American Academy of Pediatrics Publishes New Car Seat Recommendations (video)
- New Advice: Tots Safest in Rear-facing Car Seats Until Age 2 (online article and video)
- Ordering Dorel Juvenile Group Repair Kits (web page)
- USAA Educational Foundation: Child Safety In and Around Vehicles (PDF, 1.97 MB)
- USAA Educational Foundation: Installing Child Safety Seats (PDF, 1.68MB)
- Hyperthermia Deaths of Children in Vehicles (web page)
- NSC: Traffic Deaths Hit Record Low, But It's Not a Time To Be Complacent (online article)
- Motor Vehicle Crashes Associated with Alcohol: Child Passenger Injury and Restraint Use (abstract)
- Estimated Societal Costs of a Hierarchical Measures Approach to Enhanced School Transportation Safety at Bus Stops on Roads with High Speed Limits (online article)
- CDC Policy Impact: Alcohol Impaired Driving (PDF, 451KB)
- Saferoads4teens Coalition (web page)
- The Validity of Self-reported Driver Competence: Relations Between Measures of Perceived Driver Competence and Actual Driving Skill (abstract)
- Faces of Distracted Driving (web series)
- 2011 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws (report)
Bicycle Safety
- Motivators and Deterrents of Bicycling: Comparing Influences on Decisions to Ride (abstract)
- Risk of Injury for Bicycling on Cycle Tracks Versus in the Street (PDF, 104KB)
- Reduction in Car-bicycle Conflict at a Road-cycle Path Intersection: Evidence of Road User Adaptation? (abstract)
- Bicycle Helmets for the 2011 Season (webpage)
- Intended and Unintended Effects of Youth Bicycle Helmet Laws (PDF, 168 KB)
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership: Bicycle and Pedestrian Curricula Guide (PDF, 6.9 MB)
Pedestrian Safety
- Injury Prevention in Child Death Review: Child Pedestrian Fatalities (abstract)
- A Methodology to Assess Pedestrian Crossing Safety (online article)
- A Pilot Study of Pedestrians with Visual Impairments Detecting Traffic Gaps and Surges Containing Hybrid Vehicles (abstract)
- Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practices (PDF, 26 MB)
- Pedestrian Safety Strategic Plan: Recommendations for Research and Product Development (PDF, 5.4MB)
- School Policies and Practices to Improve Health and Prevent Obesity: National Elementary School Survey Results (PDF, 7.5 MB)
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership Strategic Plan 2011-2015 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Fire and Burn Prevention
- Psychosocial Impact of Childhood Face Burns: A Multicenter, Prospective, Longitudinal Study of 390 Children and Adolescents (abstract)
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The Right Message: What Approaches Are Most Effective for Reaching Kids with Fire Safety Messages? (online article)
Poison Prevention
- 2011 National Poison Prevention Week Flyer: How Safe Is Your House? (PDF, 74 KB)
- 2011 National Poison Prevention Week Flyer in Spanish: Que Tan Segura Es Su Casa? (PDF, 74 KB)
- Pediatric Poisonings in Children Younger than Five Years Responded to by Paramedics (abstract)
- Assessing the Risk to Firefighters from Chemical Vapors and Gases during Vehicle Fire Suppression (abstract)
- CDC PROTECT Initiative (webpage)
Drowning Prevention
SIDS Prevention and Safe Sleeping Habits
- Injuries Associated With Cribs, Playpens, and Bassinets Among Young Children in the US, 1990-2008 (PDF, 647 KB)
- Use of Child Death Review to Inform Sudden Unexplained Infant Deaths Occurring in a Large Urban Setting (abstract)
- Statewide Systematic Evaluation of Sudden, Unexpected Infant Death Classification: Results from a National Pilot Project (PDF, 283 KB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Rattles Recalled by Rhino Toys Due to Choking Hazard (news release)
- AOSOM Recalls Wooden Playpens Due to Choking and Laceration Hazards (news release)
- Manhattan Group Recalls Parents Wooden Activity Toys Due to Choking Hazard (news release)
- Baby Jogger LLC Recalls Baby Jogger Jump Seats Due to Fall Hazard (news release)
- Lennox Hearth Products Recalls Natural Gas Log Set Burner Assemblies Due to Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (news release)
- REI Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard (news release)
- Felt Bicycles Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard (news release)
- Cosco, Maxi-Cosi, and Safety 1st Child Restraint System Center Front Adjuster Recall (safety notice)
- Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Recalls Children's Watches Due to Risk of Skin Irritation (news release)
- Kristi G, SwimWays Corporation Recall Child Chairs Due To Fall Hazard (news release)
- Bassinets Recalled by Burlington Basket Company Due to Fall Hazard; New Instructions and Warning Labels to be Provided to Consumers (news release)
- Nurses Choice Recalls Holiday Keepsake Newborn Mittens Due to Choking Hazard (news release)
- Rechargeable Batteries in Video Baby Monitors Recalled to Replace by Summer Infant Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Babies R Us (news release)
- Two Strangulation Deaths Prompt Summer Infant to Recall Video Baby Monitors with Cords; Firm to Provide New On-Product Label & Instructions (news release)
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