November 2009 NewsBlast
CIPN NOVEMBER NEWSBLAST:
Welcome CIPN Members! Over 130 professionals have joined the California Injury Prevention Network (CIPN) to gain valuable injury prevention tools and resources. The CIPN NewsBlast is one way that members can receive highlights of recent injury prevention research, innovative practices, and information on upcoming events. The CIPN NewsBlast also features links to relevant journal abstracts and informative websites. To join CIPN visit www.injurypreventionnetwork.org.
CIPN WEBINAR TRAINING:
"Promoting Policy- A Role for Everyone"
November 17th at 11 am PST
This training has something for everyone. Join us and learn about the ins-and-outs of the legislative process and ask questions from our guest presenter Ms. Catherine Barankin of the California Coalition for Children's Health and Safety. This is a perfect opportunity to learn from an expert in educating decision-makers. Don't miss it...
To register, click here.
November at a Glance:
November 2-8, 2009
Drive Alert and Arrive Alive! - Drowsy Driving Prevention Week
November 5, 2009
Public Health Ground Rounds Webinar: Global Climate Change and Implications for Public Health
November 7-11, 2009
137th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition: Water and Public Health- The 21st Century Challenge
November 12, 2009
November 17, 2009
CIPN Webinar: Promoting Policy- A Role For Everyone
November 17, 2009
Safe Routes Coaching Action Network Webinar: The Real Cost of School Siting
Related Abstracts and Resources:
General Injury Prevention
• CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Releases 2008 Nonfatal WISQARS Data.
• Look Before You Leap: Is Risk of Injury A Foraging Cost?
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Proposed Healthy People 2020 Objectives List for Public Comment.
Traffic Safety
• A Field Evaluation Case Study of the Environmental and Energy Impacts of Traffic Calming.
• Reducing Non-collision Injuries in Special Transportation Services by Enhanced Safety Culture.
Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety
• NHTSA Releases CPS "Ease of Use" Ratings for 2009.
• Pediatrics: Effectiveness of Belt Positioning Booster Seats- An Updated Assessment
• NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Half (January-June) of 2009 (PDF, 577KB).
• NHTSA's Traffic Safety Performance (Core Outcome) Measures* For California.
• Athletic Participation and Seatbelt Omission Among U.S. High School Students.
• Driver Reaction Time to Tactile and Auditory Rear-end Collision Warnings While Talking on a Cell Phone.
• Reducing Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Multicomponent Interventions with Community Mobilization.
Pedestrian Safety
• America Walks: Techno-Tools for Promoting and Improving Walking.
• Mobility Devices to Promote Activity and Participation: A Systematic Review (PDF, 544KB).
• "Do you see what I see?" - Correlates of Multidimensional Measures of Neighborhood Types and Perceived Physical Activity-Related Neighborhood Barriers and Facilitators for Urban Youth.
• Children in Deprived Areas at Most Risk of Road Injuries.
Bicycle Safety
• Ergonomic Evaluation and Redesign of Children Bicycles Based on Anthropometric Data.
• Cycling and Walking: Explaining the Spatial Distribution of Healthy Modes of Transportation in the United States.
ATV/Motorcycle Safety
• All-terrain Vehicle Crashes and Associated Injuries in North Queensland: Findings From the Rural and Remote Road Safety Study
• Motorcycle Helmets Save Lives, But Not Limbs: A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis of Functional Outcomes After Motorcycle Crash.
• Risk Factors for Riding and Crashing a Motorcycle Unhelmeted.
Fire Prevention
• Pediatric Burn Injuries Treated in US Emergency Departments Between 1990 and 2006.
Poison Prevention
• Budget Cuts and U.S. Poison Centers - Regional Challenges Create a Nationwide Problem.
• A New Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Carbon Monoxide Intoxication.
Fall Prevention
• Falls Among Community-Residing Stroke Survivors Following Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Descriptive Analysis of Longitudinal Data.
• Early Experience of a Fall and Fracture Prevention Clinic at Mayo General Hospital.
Playground Safety
• Statement from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Home Playground Safety.
Firearm Injury Prevention
Intentional Injury Prevention
• Department of Justice Releases OJJOP Bulletin Summarizing Survey Results on Children's Exposure to Violence.
• Preventing Child Maltreatment: A Special Issue of the Future of Children Journal.
• Child Maltreatment and Pediatric Health Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study of Low-income Children.
• The Relationship Between Protective Factors and Outcomes for Children Investigated for Maltreatment.
• Understanding Violence: A School Initiative for Violence Prevention.
• "Children At Risk": Development, Implementation, and Effectiveness of a School-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Program.
CIPN FUNDING ALERTS:
• Nickelodeon - Big Green Help Grant
Funding: Nickelodeon’s Big Green Help grant is providing resources to schools and community-based organizations to support environmentally friendly projects that educate and inspire kids to take care of the environment; be active and live healthily; and engage in community service. Grants range from $2,500 to $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling
• CDC's Injury Center Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA): Preventing Unintentional Childhood Injuries (RFA-CE-10-001)
Funding: This FOA encourages research that will build the scientific base for the prevention of unintentional injuries to children, 0 -19 years. Awards will be up to $175,000 per year for two years.
Deadline: January 8, 2010.
• 2009 GEICO Safety Belt Poster and Video Contest
Contest Information: GEICO urges all young artists, computer artists and videographers to creatively spread the message that safety belts save lives.
Deadline: January 10, 2010
• CDC's Injury Center Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA): Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence-Related Injury (RFA-CE-10-005)
Funding: The purposes of the NCIPC extramural violence prevention research program are to build the scientific base for the prevention of violence, encourage professionals from a wide spectrum of disciplines to perform research in order to prevent violence more effectively, encourage investigators to propose research that involves the development and testing of primary prevention strategies, as well as research on methods to enhance the adoption and maintenance of effective strategies among individuals, organizations, or communities. Awards will be up to $400,000 per year for three years.
Deadline: January 22, 2010.
Kids' Plates Funding Opportunities:
• Kids' Plates Professional Development Grants
Deadline: May 15, 2010 or until available funds are depleted
• Kids' Plates Application for Moving Children Safely Conference Funding Assistance
Deadline: February 15, 2010 or until available funds are depleted
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 program promotion, contact us at info@injurypreventionnetwork.org and we will connect you with a McNally Temple representative.
For more information, click here.
New Job Opportunities
Looking for a job opportunity: Visit the CIPN Forum for a listing of recent job opportunities.
Get the word out: If you have a job opportunity that you would like to share with CIPN Members, login to the CIPN Forum and post the information under "Job Opportunities".
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