December 2009 NewsBlast

CIPN December NewsBlast:

Welcome CIPN Members! CIPN now has more than 135 network members throughout the state of California and we continue to grow. The CIPN NewsBlast is one way that members can receive highlights of recent injury prevention research, innovative practices, and information on upcoming events. To join CIPN, visit www.injurypreventionnetwork.org.

Moving Children Safely Conference Funding Assistance:

The California Kids' Plates Program is providing funding assistance for eligible organizations to attend the Moving Children Safely Conference on March 15-16, 2010, in Burlingame, CA. The Moving Children Safely Conference will highlight ways to improve traffic environments; promote safety for young pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicle occupants; and provide tools to create more walkable and bike-friendly communities. Eligible organizations can submit an application up until February 5, 2010, or until all funds have been depleted.
 
To access the funding assistance request for application, click here.

CIPN Marketing Advice:

Need advice on how to promote your injury prevention program?

Then Kids' Plates is here to help you. The Kids' Plates Program is working with McNally Temple Associates to provide assistance to local injury prevention programs in California. If you have a question about marketing or program promotion, contact us at info@injurypreventionnetwork.org and we will get you connected with a McNally Temple representative.

For more information, click here.

December at a Glance:

December 7, 2009 (3:30 - 5:30 pm EST)
Tough Times, Tough Decisions: Strategies for Putting Public Health First Webcast
 
December 8, 2009 (1 pm-2 pm EST)
A  Look at U.S. Regional Impacts of Climate Change on Health Webinar
 
December 10, 2009 (2:00 - 3:30 pm EST)
http://www.savirweb.org/assets/240_webinarseriesoninjuryeval.pdf ">Injury Evaluation: What It Looks Like On The Ground
 
December 10, 2009 (11am- 12:30 pm PST)
Moving from Them to Us: Challenges in Reframing Violence Among Youth Web Conferencing
 
December 9-11, 2009, Tampa, FL
15th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference

Related Journal Abstracts and Resources:

General Injury Prevention:

• American Academy of Pediatrics: 2009 Holiday Safety Tips.

• Development of the BACKIE Questionnaire: A Measure of Children's Behaviors, Attitudes, Cognitions, Knowledge, and Injury Experiences.
   

Fire and Burn Prevention:

• U.S. Fire Administration Campaign: Install. Inspect. Protect.
  

• Pediatric Burn Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments Between 1990 and 2006. 

Pedestrian Safety:

• Transportation for America: Transportation In Your State- An Interactive Map.
  
• Transportation for America & Surface Transportation Policy: Dangerous by Design- Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths (PDF, 3.1MB).
  
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Safe Routes to School State Network Project 2007-2009 Final Report.
  
• Crossing at a Red Light: Behavior of Individuals and Groups.
  
• High Point Walking for Health: Creating Built and Social Environments That Support Walking in a Public Housing Community.

Motor Vehicle Occupant and Traffic Safety:

• Children with Special Physical Health Care Needs: Restraint Use and Injury Risk in Motor Vehicle Crashes.
  
• The Effect of Cellular Telephone Conversation and Music Listening on Response Time in Braking.
  

• The Utility of Seat Belt Signs to Predict Intra-Abdominal Injury Following Motor Vehicle Crashes.
  

Teen Driving Safety:

• Teens and Distracted Driving.
  
• NHTSA: Under YOUR Influence Website.
  
• Understanding the Psychosocial Factors Influencing the Risky Behavior of Young Drivers. 
  
• Pre-driving Adolescent Attitudes: Can they Change? 
  
• Young Driver Education Programs That Build Resilience Have Potential to Reduce Road Crashes.
  

• The Effect of a Collision Warning System on the Driving Performance of Young Drivers at Intersections.   

ATV and Motorcycle Safety:

• NHTSA: Motorcycle Helmet Use and Head and Facial Injuries- Crash Outcomes in CODES-linked Data (PDF, 906 KB).
  
• Determinants Behind Young Motorcyclists' Risky Riding Behavior.  
  

• Motocross Morbidity: Economic Cost and Injury Distribution in Children.

SIDS Prevention and Safe Sleeping Habits:

• Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs.
  
• Safe Kids: Baby Safety Basics- A Guide to Keeping Your Baby Safe During the First Year of Life. 
  

• Using Death Certificates to Characterize Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)- Opportunities and Limitations.  
  

Firearm Injury Prevention:

• Investigating the Link Between Gun Possession and Gun Assault.
  

CIPN Funding Alerts:

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: The PEW Home Visiting Research to Inform Public Policy Request for Proposal (PDF, 135KB)
Funding: This program aims to build the evidence needed for advancing effective practice in maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting. The PEW Campaign is interested in funding one to two large-scale ($125,000-$250,000 award), two to four intermediate-scale ($50,000-$125,000 award), and six to ten small-scale (less than $50,000 award) research projects.
Deadline: December 21, 2009

Allstate: Safe Teen Driving Program
Funding: The goal of the Teen Driving program is to reduce the number one killer of teens - motor vehicle crashes. The program's primary strategy is to develop and grow the Keep the Driver teen-to-teen smart driving movement using community outreach to involve key teen influencers to reinforce teen smart driving, through leadership and advocacy to advance public understanding of the issue, and public awareness to elevate teen driving as a chronic public health issue.
Deadline: Rolling

Campbell Soup Foundation - Community Support Grant
Funding: The Campbell Soup Foundation is providing grants to local champions that inspire positive change in communities throughout the United States where Campbell Soup Company employees live and work. The Foundation focuses on the areas of hunger relief, wellness, education and community revitalization.
Deadline: Rolling

Kids’ Plates Funding Opportunities

Kids' Plates Application for Moving Children Safely Conference Funding Assistance
Deadline: Friday, February 5, 2010
For more information on the Moving Children Safely Conference, click here.

Kids' Plates Professional Development Funds Application
Note: Funds have been depleted. Please check back for future funding opportunities.