Presentations

Concurrent Session #1:

Talking to the Media:

Motor Vehicle Policy:

Enhancing Capacity through Program Practice & Workforce Development:

• "A Natural Fit – Expanding Injury and Violence Prevention Activities through Linkages to Chronic Disease and Other Public Health Prevention Efforts,” Suzanne Friesen, MPP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• "Increasing Infant Safe Sleep Practices among Massachusetts WIC Participants,” Carlene Pavlos, MTS, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
•  "The North Carolina Injury Free NC Academy – Building Capacity for Injury and Violence Prevention,” Stephania Sidberry, MPH, North Carolina Division of Public Health

Acute Care/Trauma:

Violence & Vulnerable Populations:

• "High-Risk and Under-Served – Violence Against Women in Sex Work,” Michele Decker, ScD MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• "How to Be an Ally to LGBTQ Youth,” Sherry Lehman , M.Ed., North Carolina Division of Public Health"Using Qualitative Methods to Understand the Needs of a Highly Vulnerable Group of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors,” Samantha Illangasekare, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Young Driver Distraction:

Preventing Injuries to Older Adults:

• "A Qualitative Study of Physician Discussions with Older Drivers – "I Wish We Could Normalize Driving Health”,” Marian Betz, MD, MPH, University of Colorado School of Medicine
• "Differences in Motor Vehicle Crash Outcomes Between Younger and Older Occupants,” Larry Cook, Mstat, PhD, University of Utah
• "Implementing Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Programs: How Are We Doing?” Ann Christiansen, MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin
•  "Understanding Falls in New York City – A Pilot Survey of Older Adults,” Kacie Seil, MPH, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Evaluation of Violence Prevention Programs:

• "Dynamic Simulation of Crime Perpetration and Reporting to Examine Community Intervention Strategies,” Michael Yonas, DrPH, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
• "How Much Does it Cost to Prevent Youth Violence? A Cost Analysis of a Brief Intervention to Prevent Violence in Adolescents,” Rebecca Cunningham , MD, University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine
•  "Planting the Seeds of Change – Rooting Sexual Violence Prevention in Collaborative Networks,” Jessica Hamel, MA, Michigan Public Health Institute

Occupational Injuries:

• "Characteristics of Occupational Injuries among US Workers with and without Disabilities,” Huiyun Xiang, PhD, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• "Recommended Elements of a Hospital-Based Workplace Violence Surveillance System,” Lisa Pompeii , PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• "Store Compliance to Workplace Violence Prevention Ordinance Measures – A Tale of Two Cities,” Cammie Chaumont Menendez, PhD, MPH, MS, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• "The Association of Aerobic Capacity with Injuries in the Fire Service,” Gerald Poplin, PhD, MS, University of Arizona
•  "Type II Violence in Six US Hospital Emergency Departments,” Ashley Schoenfisch, PhD, Duke University Medical Center

Controversies in Injury Prevention:

• "Can Children Learn to Cross Streets in a Virtual Pedestrian Environment?” David Schwebel, PhD, MA, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• "The Use of Criminal History Information in College Admissions Decisions,” Matthew Pierce, JD, MPH, American University Washington College of Law; Carol Runyan, MPH, PhD, Colorado School of Public Health 

Injury Prevention Policy for Children:

"The Network for Public Health Law – The Law and the Future of Injury Prevention for Children”

• Kerri Lowrey , JD, Network for Public Health Law, Eastern Region
• Cristina Meneses, JD, Network for Public Health Law, Eastern Region
• Mat Swinburne, JD, Network for Public Health Law, Eastern Region

Prescription Drugs & Opioids: Trends, Practices & Partnerships:

• "Evaluation of the North Carolina Prescription Drug Monitoring System: Impacts on Identification and Referral of Misusers and Abusers of Controlled Substances,” Mariana Garrettson, MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• "Leveraging Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Address Prescription Drug Overdose,” Lindsey Myers, MPH, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• "The Relationship between Physicians’ Primary Specialties and Their Opioid Prescribing Practices among Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain,” Chris Ringwalt, DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Injury Prevention Research Center
•  "Trends in the Distribution of Selected Opioids by State, US 1999-2011,” Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, MPH, Injury Center at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Geocoding/Spatial Analysis:

Innovative Approaches to Preventing Violence:

• "The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation-A Multi-Media and Public Engagement Initiative,” Marilyn Metzler, MPH, RN, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - contact Marilyn Metzler for more information
•  "UNITY – Advancing a Public Health Framework to Prevent Violence Affecting Youth,” Rachel Davis, MSW, Prevention Institute

Using Communication & Social Marketing to Prevent Injuries:

• "Effective Messaging and Program Implementation to Prevent Child Hyperthermia among Infants,” Abigail Iffrig, MPA, Child Health Advocacy & Outreach, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
•  "Lessons from a Statewide Suicide Prevention Social Marketing Campaign,” Anara Guard, MLS, EDC, Inc.
• "Older Adults Recall Key Fall Prevention Messages after a Church-Based Social Marketing Program To Promote Balance Classes for Fall Prevention,” Carolyn DiGuiseppi, MD, MPH, PhD, Colorado School of Public Health,
• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
•  "The Emory Center for Injury Control – Strategies for Promoting Injury Prevention Messages Using Social and Major Media Outlets,” Natasha Southworth, MPH, CHES, Emory Center for Injury Control, Emory University School of Medicine
  

Concurrent Session #4:

Poisoning Surveillance: Applications & Uses of ISW 7 Recommendations:

Design and Engineering:

Preventing Violence Against Children & Youth:

Making Policy a Priority: Engaging Researchers & Practitioners in Advocacy Efforts:

• "Advocacy among Injury and Violence Prevention Researchers – Capacity and Training Needs,” Theresa Cruz, PhD, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
• "Increasing Policy Efforts Among Researchers and Practitioners,” Carol E. Thornton, MPA, Pennsylvania Department of Health

Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention:

• "An Effective Strategy to Increase Booster Seat Use among Children 4-7 Years of Age,” Marissa Rodriguez, CHES, Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas
• "Behaviors Increasing the Risk of Crash Injury in Latino Adolescent Males – The Influence of Acculturation and Parent Connectedness,” Daniel Summers, MPH, Yale School of Medicine
• "Dose-Response Effects of Driver’s Education on Traffic Violations in Pennsylvania,” Amanda Rymph, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• "Neurocognitive Correlates of Young Drivers’ Performance,” Van-Kim Bui, MS, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Concurrent Session #5:

Policies to Prevent Injuries & Violence:

Fire Safety:

• "A Follow-up Survey of a Smoke Alarm Installation Program,” Mary McCoy, MPH, Parkland Health & Hospital System
• "Examining Fire Department Injury Data As A Tool for Epidemiological Investigation,” Elise Perry, MHS, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• "In Their Own Words - Exploring Unique Perspectives from Partners in A Smoke Alarm Distribution Academic-Community Collaborative,” Eileen McDonald, MS, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
•  "Residential Sprinklers for A Safer Tomorrow – What Every Injury Prevention Professional Needs to Know about Sprinkler Technology, Public Opinion, and Policy,” Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy

Innovative Tools & Methods:

• "Getting to Action: How the Toyota Company Improved the Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System,” Lindsey Myers, MPH, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• "Understanding Evidence – CDC’s Interactive Evidence-Based Decision Making Tool for Building Decision-Making and Evaluation Capacity,” Natalie Wilkins, PhD, CDC; Sally Thigpen, MPA, CDC
•  "WISQARS Mobile Application for Injury Data,” J. Lee Annest, PhD, MS, CDC

Integrating Injury and Violence Prevention and Health Care:

• Michael Fine, MD, Rhode Island Department of Health
• Judy A. Stevens, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Suicide Prevention:

• "Men Can’t Fix Their Mental Health with Duct Tape-Man Therapy – An Innovative Approach to Preventing Suicide in Working Age Men,” Shannon Breitzman, MA, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment