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The February 1, 2000, deadline for submission of abstracts for the Annual   Meeting is approaching fast. This year's process is very different from the past so please read the following information carefully before preparing your abstracts.

    No More Paper

That's right, this year's submission is entirely on-line. You can access the submission page at <http://apha.confex.com/index.htm> or follow links from the APHA home page. An "intelligent form" will take you through the submission process. As you move from step to step it will show you your previous entries so that you can check these for typos, etc. You may edit your abstract at any time prior to the submission deadline. This means you may leave the site at any stage of the submission and come back to your abstract(s) over several days. There is extensive online help for each part of the process.

Write Down Your ID And Password

When you enter the ICEHS abstract submission site, you will be given a password that allows you to access your abstracts, and an abstract ID number. Please write these numbers down before you do anything else. Everything you enter is saved automatically but these numbers are the only way to get back to modify your work if the connection is broken.

Enter Keywords And Learning Objectives

Learning objectives are required to obtain continuing education credit for sessions. At the 1999 conference we noticed that non-CE sessions were very poorly attended. Please help us ensure that this does not happen to ICEHS sessions in 2000. Keywords are very helpful in the review process. Both are required by APHA.

Include A Two-Page Summary

Please take time to include a summary of your paper. Summaries strengthen the review process and work to your advantage. After completing the abstract text, you will be reminded that a two-page summary is required and given the opportunity to enter summary text.

Expect A Confirmation

When you submit your abstract you will receive confirmation of the submission by e-mail. Please check the details to be sure all is correct. If you do not receive a confirmation, query this with the technical support staff - there is a direct link to them on the site.

Please Don't Wait Until February 1

APHA is concerned that if everyone tries to submit abstracts on the last day, the process will slow down or be overloaded. After midnight on the submission deadline, you will not be able to modify or submit abstracts. Please help us avoid problems by submitting early. We look forward to reading your abstracts.

 Carolyn Fowler, Scientific Program Chair 2000 Conference
<Cfowler@co.ba.md.us>

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Reviewers are a critical component of the program planning process. The quality of the sessions is greatly influenced by their decisions. We encourage you to be part of this process - it's not much work and very interesting (really!). Each year reviewers are asked to review abstracts (no more than 12) in their area of interest and expertise. This year's reviewers will access assigned papers and submit their reviews and comments on-line. Because each abstract is reviewed by three reviewers, we need many reviewers who represent a wide range of interests.

If you would be willing to join our team of reviewers this year, I'd like to hear from you. Please e-mail me at <cfowler@co.ba.md.us>. Include your contact information, a list of your areas of interest, expertise or subjects you would like to review, and your work affiliation. We are careful to avoid conflict of interest when assigning papers to reviewers and usually avoid reviewers in the same institution or geographic area. If you are involved in multi-center studies, please let us know so that we can plan accordingly. Thank you.

Carolyn Fowler, Scientific Program Chair 2000 Conference
<Cfowler@co.ba.md.us>

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The purpose of the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Student Paper Competition Award is to foster and reward quality research efforts among students involved in the field. The Student Paper Competition award was implemented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. This award will be presented for the ninth time in 2000. We encourage you to spread the word about the Student Paper Competition award in preparation for the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Boston in 2000.

Requirements for Submitting Applications and Criteria for the Award:
Applicants must submit an abstract according to guidelines given above (see "Call for Abstracts for 2000 Annual Meeting"). Along with their abstract, applicants must check the "Consider This Paper For An Award" button on the on-line abstract submission form, and indicate the school and program in which they are enrolled, the degree pursued, and their expected date of completion. Applicants who have completed their programs within the last year, and have not previously presented the same data at a professional meeting or published the data, are welcome to participate. Following notice of acceptance of the abstract for either oral or poster presentation by the Scientific Program Chair, applicants must send a completed manuscript, organized and presented according to standard journal format (e.g., American Journal of Public Health or other pertinent peer-reviewed journal), and four blinded copies, to be received by September 1, 2000. With the submission of the final paper, a statement signed by the advisor should identify any co-authors involved and the proportion of effort contributed by the student; the student must be identified as the primary author. The reviews for this competition will be conducted by at least three external reviewers. It is anticipated that one or more awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Students must be primary or secondary members of the ICEHS Section of APHA to participate in this competition. Membership must be confirmed prior to the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.

For further information, contact:
Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., MSPH, Professor and Director
Regional Injury Prevention Research Center and Center for Violence Prevention and Control
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
BOX 807-UMHC, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Tele: (612) 625-5934, Fax: (612) 626-0650

Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Student Paper Competition <sgerb@mail.eoh.umn.edu>

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SECTION NEWS: AWARDS NOMINATIONS

The time for submitting nominations for ICEHS Section awards has arrived. The awards, a description of the recognition, past awardees, and the deadline for submission are listed below.

The deadline for the International Distinguished Career Award is earlier than the others so that the Awards Committee may complete its work in time for presentation at the 5th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control in early March. The nomination form (in MS Word and Acrobat format) is available at: http://www.InjuryPreventionWeb.org/icehs/award.htm

Please include a CV for the nominee with the form. If you have any questions contact David Lawrence at: <david.lawrence@sdsu.edu> or by telephone at: (619) 594-1994.

International Distinguished Career:
To recognize an individual, near the end of his/her career, for outstanding dedication and leadership in injury control and emergency health services internationally with contributions and achievements that have a significant and long-term impact on the field.
Past Awardees: Peter Vulcan, Leif Svanstrom
Deadline: Friday February 4, 2000

Distinguished Career:
To recognize an individual, near the end of his/her career, for outstanding dedication and leadership in injury control and emergency health services with contributions and achievements that have had a significant and long-term impact on the field.
Past Awardees: Julian Waller, Jess Kraus, Kathy Christoffel, Leon Robertson, Steve Teret, Pat Waller, Fred Rivara, Ellen Mackenzie, Jerome Baranik, Robert Verhalen
Deadline: Friday February 25, 2000

Excellence in Science:
To recognize an individual, at mid-career, for outstanding dedication and leadership in the science of injury control and emergency health services with contributions and achievements that have had a significant and long-term impact on the field.
Past Awardees: Carol Runyan, Ted Miller
Deadline: Friday February 25, 2000

 Public Service:
To recognize outstanding dedication and leadership in injury practice and advocacy with contributions and achievements that have had a significant and long-term impact on the field of injury control and emergency health services.
Past Awardees: Art Funke, Sara Brady, David Heppel, Jack Finklea, Lois Fingerhut, Sue Gallagher, Rick Smith, Liz McLoughlin, Murray Katcher, Andrew McGuire, Michael Finkelstein
Deadline: Friday February 25, 2000

David Lawrence, Chair-Elect <david.lawrence@sdsu.edu>

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The section Web site has now been updated and revamped. It is located at <www.injurycontrol.com/ICEHS> or you can now access it at <www.ICEHS.org>. Please visit and let us know what you think - there is a comment board on the Web site. We are especially interested in getting feedback from Section members about ways to improve the site to make it more useful to you.

- Theresa Cruz, Communications Committee <TCruz@carolinas.org>

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The deadline for the May issue of the Paper Newsletter is April 1, 2000. Please forward all submissions for the Paper Newsletter to the Editor, Linda Goldstein <goldsteinla@msx.upmc.edu>

From now on, we will be publishing the Electronic Newsletter on a more regular basis. It will go out around the 15th of each and every month. If you have items for the Electronic Newsletter, e-mail them to the Editor, Steve Marshall <SMarshall@unc.edu> (Fax: (919) 966-0466) BY THE 10TH OF EACH MONTH. The ideal format for submitting material is as an e-mail attachment, either in MS-Word or WordPerfect. If you have recently found a new or useful injury website or listserv, please e-mail the details to Steve Marshall so that he can share the information with the rest of the Section.

Theresa Cruz, Communications Committee <TCruz@carolinas.org>

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A three-year, full-time post-graduate researcher position in violence prevention will be available at the UCLA School of Public Health beginning July 1, 2000. All requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed before July 1, 2000.

Primary duties: Develop and revise drafts of a data collection instrument for a funded research project on weapons use in domestic violence. Identify and pursue research questions in already-collected data. Conduct data analysis. Draft manuscripts. Disseminate findings through presentations and publications.

Resources: State-of-the-art computer equipment, funding for travel to state and national conferences, and some clerical support will be provided. Salary is approximately $30,000/year plus benefits.

Submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, and the names of three references by March 15, 2000, to Susan B. Sorenson, Ph.D., Professor, UCLA School of Public Health, Box 951772, Los Angeles, California 90095-1772.

Susan Sorenson <sorenson@ucla.edu>

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The Center for Injury Research and Control at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for an MD or Ph.D. research faculty position focusing on primary prevention of neurological or intentional injuries. The position may be at the assistant or associate professor level, tenured or untenured.

Candidates should have multiple publications, teaching ability and must demonstrate substantial research productivity and high level successful grantsmanship. The University offers a rich environment for research within the medical and public health schools and an excellent information technology infrastructure. Salary is competitive and commensurate with training and experience. Applications (curriculum vitae, research focus statement, and three references) must be received by April 1, 2000.

Send materials to:
Donald W. Marion, M.D., Professor of Neurosurgery
Director, Center for Injury Research & Control
Suite B-400, PUH, 200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer.

Hank Weiss <weisshb@MSX.UPMC.EDU>

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This one-week intensive course is for professionals new to the field of injury prevention and those who seek to broaden or advance their basic skills and knowledge. Many of the nation's leading experts in injury control from Johns Hopkins and from other institutions conduct the lectures and discussions. Small group exercises are held daily which enable participants to apply what they've learned in lecture and integrate this with previous experience. The week culminates with student presentations of their small group projects. For more information about the course, or about continuing education or academic credits, contact:
Susanne Ogaitis <sogaitis@jhsph.edu>, Ph: (410)955-2636 Fax: (410)614-2797
Or see our Web site: http://www.jhsph.edu/Research/Centers/CIRP/ci03006.htm

Susanne Ogaitis, Education and Training Committee <sogaitis@jhsph.edu>

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The death of Colonel Stapp leaves a big hole in our universe. The gap will always be there, but to encourage the next generation of leaders, the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy has established the John Paul Stapp Endowed Scholarship. Interest from the endowment will go to students whose research and study focus on aviation safety, highway safety, or biomechanics - areas that have benefited greatly from Colonel Stapp's historic research.

Contributions of any size will be welcomed. Gifts of $500 to $2,500 will be matched by faculty members at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. A gift or pledge of $50,000 to $100,000 to the Stapp Scholarship will be matched by the chairman of the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees.

For more information about the endowment, call Sue Baker (410-955-2078) or email <sbaker@jhsph.edu>. Contributions or pledges to the Johns Hopkins University, earmarked for the Stapp Fellowship, can be sent to the JHU School of Public Health, 614 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore MD, 21205.

Sue Baker <sbaker@jhsph.edu>

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GENERAL NEWS: USEFUL WEB SITE

Steve Marshall, Electronic Newsletter <Smarshall@unc.edu>

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