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American Public Health AssociationInjury Control and Emergency Health Services SectionAPHA ICEHS Electronic News Vol. 8 No. 3March 2001***************************** APHA ICEHS Electronic News is circulated on the 15th of each month. CONTENTSSection News
General News
Position Announcements
* This item was also included in the previous edition of Electronic News ***************************** SECTION NEWS:The First Annual Bill Haddon Birthday Blast!The ICEHS will be hosting regional birthday celebrations honoring Bill Haddon the during the first week of May. These events will be to provide opportunities to socialize with your ICEHS buddies and to encourage your other colleagues in injury control to become section members. Planning is underway for events in these areas:
These events will reach 21% of the section membership. Our goal is to have events in at least 15 cities and reach 50% of the section membership. To volunteer to be an event host in your city, If you are interested hosting a Birthday Blast activity for injury control professionals in area, please contact Cathy Gotschall, cgotschall@nhtsa.dot.gov, tel. (202) 366-1653, fax (202) 366-2559. - Catherine Gotschall, Chair-Elect cgotschall@nhtsa.dot.gov ***************************** Update on Abstracts for Atlanta 2001As you may know, the abstract submission deadline has come and gone. A big 'thank you' goes out to those who did submit an abstract, as 158 were submitted this year. This is a lot fewer than last year, but evidently the number of abstracts submitted in most of the APHA sections and caucuses is lower this year, for unknown reasons. Keep in mind that through our blind, standardized, review process we have an acceptance rate for oral presentations that is approximately 50%. However, abstracts not accepted for an oral presentation may be eligible for a poster presentation. This year we've had a great response from members who are willing to serve as reviewers. This means that each reviewer will only have to review 3-4 abstracts, thereby not "burning anyone out" while helping us keep the Section's standards high. Although reviewers will have received their assigned abstracts around February 15th via on-line communication, they will not be able to access them on the Web site until after February 22nd. Reviewers will then have until April 5th to do the reviews. Notification about abstract acceptance is scheduled for May 30. As part of our goal of educating the public about the injury problem, we are actively soliciting co-sponsorship of sessions with other APHA sections. If you have any suggestions on this process or want to help, let us know. And finally, don't forget that if you are currently working on something that might be of interest to other Section/APHA members, you can submit it for the "Latebreakers" session later this Spring. Contact Lee Husting at eih8@cdc.gov or (770) 488-4244 for more information. - Planning Committee Co-Chairs (Maria Segui-Gomez, Andy Lincoln, Susanne Ogaitis-Jones) Contact us: (410) 955-2636 or mseguigo@jhsph.edu; alincoln@jhsph.edu; sogaitis@jhsph.edu. - Susanne Ogaitis-Jones, sogaitis@jhsph.edu ***************************** ICEHS "PAPER" Newsletter is Now Published On-LineThe latest version of the ICEHS paper newsletter, Winter 2001, is now online. To view it, click HERE. Your browser should open another window. Note that you will not receive a hard copy of the paper newsletter (despite the name) if APHA has an e-mail address for you! APHA has decided that printed Section newsletters are to be replaced by this Web-based product as of January 2001. This change was strongly opposed by ICEHS leadership and by the leadership of many of the other Sections. APHA staff has promised that a limited number of printed copies will be available to send to members who don't have e-mail addresses. However, our Section Chair, David Lawrence, is working with the newsletter staff to find funding sources so that we may continue to publish a printed newsletter, rather than having two on-line newsletters. This version should continue to be published three times a year and will have more lengthy articles and less time sensitive information. Any submissions should go to Sarah Smith at scsmith@umich.edu. ICEHS members will receive an e-mail message from APHA when the paper newsletter is posted on the APHA Web site. If you did not receive notification of the on-line edition of the newsletter from APHA, and would like to receive it in the future, provide APHA Membership Services with your e-mail address at (202) 777-2400, or membership.mail@apha.org. If you have any colleagues that are Section members but do not have e-mail, please notify them that they should be receiving the printed newsletter. If not, they should contact APHA Membership Services at the above phone number or e-mail address. As a reminder, the electronic newsletter, E-News, is published simultaneously each month via e-mail and on the ICEHS Web site. If you prefer to read EN in HTML, simply click on the link http://www.icehs.org/news.htm at the top of this document. Complete archives of the E-News and paper newsletters are also housed at this location. I apologize for the confusion regarding this issue and we hope that we will be able to resolve it soon. - Theresa Cruz - Tcruz@carolinas.org***************************** GENERAL NEWS:Institute on Science Informing Practice, Practice Questioning Science: Youth Violence Prevention1st Annual Science Informing Practice, Practice Questioning Science: Youth Violence Prevention Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, June 8-9, 2001. Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Center for Youth Violence Prevention, this one and a half day institute will bring together experts in youth violence with clinicians and public health professionals for dialogue and working sessions focused on planning, implementing, and evaluating effective youth violence prevention programs in a variety of settings. The recent Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence will serve as a backdrop and organizing framework for these sessions. Participants will have the opportunity to hear and discuss characteristics of youth violence prevention programs that work and those that fail, risk and protective factors in youth violence prevention, and developing meaningful, realistic outcome criteria. Breakout and small group work sessions will allow participants to apply various models to a youth violence problem in their area of interest. This institute is open to all individuals who have completed (this year or in past years) the JHU Principles and Practice of Injury Prevention Institute or those who have acquired similar knowledge through other course work (with permission). Contact: Phil Leaf, PhD, 624 N. Broadway, Room 827, Baltimore, MD 21205-1996, Phone: 410-955-3962, Fax: 410-955-9088, Email: pleaf@jhsph.edu - Susanne Ogaitis sogaitis@jhsph.eduInternational Course in Injury Control and Safety Promotion, Stockholm, SwedenIn response to the need for more health and safety professionals with training in injury prevention and control, the Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden are offering an International Course In Injury Control And Safety Promotion. The course will give basic knowledge of concepts and definitions, as well as epidemiology and surveillance. It will also focus on etiology of injuries, but mainly strategies and action plans for safety promotion and injury prevention in various settings at national, regional and local levels. The course will consist of lectures, group works and seminars. In groups with 5 participants in each one, the participants will formulate policies, strategies and plans for implementation concerning some specific topics. The language of the course is English. The course fee is 150 USD. The participants must pay their own costs of travel and accommodation. Accommodation is available a local hotel for 35 USD/night. Applications should be sent to course secretariat: Center for Childhood Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, 2nd Medical School, Charles University, V úvalu 84, 150 06 Praha 5, Czech Republic. Tel/FAX: +420 2 2443 5941. E-mail: michal.grivna@lfmotol.cuni.cz - Michal Grivna michal.grivna@lfmotol.cuni.cz Symposium on Examining Rural Environments for the Health and Safety of Children2001 National Farm Medicine Center's First Annual Dean T. Stueland Summer Symposium, June 12-14, 2001, Marshfield, WI. The symposium will explore the broad range of health endpoints of rural children influenced by environmental exposure through rural land use practices and patterns. Persons interested in presenting innovative research and projects should submit information by April 02. The early registration deadline is May 18. Program information and registration materials available are at: www.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/symposium2001, or call 800-662-6900 ASSE Research Fellowships AvailableThe American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation and the Liberty Mutual Research Center (LMRC) are offering two safety research fellowships at the LMRC in Hopkinton, Massachusetts during the summer of 2001. The program is designed to encourage research activity in safety; expand and stimulate participants' understanding of safety research; and provide a forum for linking safety professionals, industry needs, and quality research programs. This program is open to anyone with an interest in safety research. To obtain a copy of the Guidelines and Applicant Instruction Sheet, visit our website at www.asse.org/founfell.htm. The application deadline is April 1, 2001. - Mary Goranson, ASSE Foundation Manager mgoranson@asse.org Multimedia Injury Seminar Series on the WebThe Center for Injury Research and Control at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that our recently concluded Injury Epidemiology Seminar Series is now fully accessible on the Web in streaming media RealPlayer Format: Fourteen presentations, each about an hour long, can be accessed in either high (audio, video and Power Point graphics) or low bandwidth versions (audio and graphics only). In addition, most original Power Point presentations are available to browse while watching or listening to the recorded lectures. Presentations cover a variety of topics, aimed at different levels of expertise, and are given by local and national speakers. They include:
It is difficult to estimate exactly how many simultaneous streams our Real Server will support, so if you have trouble linking to a lecture, please try again in a few hours. Any feedback on the usefulness of this series to you or your organization and comments on the presentation format would also be appreciated. Our sincere thanks to all the presenters and their organizations for making their talks accessible over the Internet. Thanks also to CDC/NCIPC for providing partial funding and support of this effort through the training component of our Injury Research Center grant and the Epidemiology Department for co-sponsoring this series. - Hank Weiss weisshb@MSX.UPMC.EDU***************************** Johns Hopkins Summer InstitutePrinciples and Practice of Injury Prevention The 10th Annual Johns Hopkins Summer Institute on Principles and Practice of Injury Prevention will be held from June 3-8, 2001, in Baltimore, MD. 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 that 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 academic credits, contact Susanne Ogaitis-Jones, Ph: (410) 955-2636 Fax: (410) 614-2797, E-mail: sogaitis@jhsph.edu. See our Web site at www.jhsph.edu/Research/Centers/CIRP/ci03006.htm. - Susanne Ogaitis-Jones sogaitis@jhsph.edu***************************** POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTSNational Farm Medicine Center - Three PositionsThe National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC), a program of the Marshfield Medical Research Foundation, Division of Marshfield Clinic, is expanding its program. AGRICULTURAL SAFETY SCIENTIST The NFMC Agricultural Safety Scientist is a position within the scientific tenure track system and this person will be responsible for planning and implementing a program of agricultural health and safety research and interventions. This individual is the content expert for production agriculture methods as they apply to the research and programmatic efforts of the NFMC, is a key member of the NFMC Leadership Group, and will supervise program staff assigned the ag safety initiatives which he/she is directing. Substantial background in agricultural engineering, production agriculture methods, occupational safety or related fields is required. Qualifications: Doctoral level degree in agricultural safety, occupational safety, or related field required. Minimum of five years of work experience. Qualified Candidates are encouraged to submit a resume to: Mary Treichel, Physician Recruitment, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449 Phone: (800) 782-8581 ext. 19774. E-mail: treichem@mfldclin.edu. RESEARCH SPECIALIST INJURY PREVENTION The Research Specialist is responsible for carrying out a variety of activities associated with research studies related to childhood agricultural injury prevention. This individual will collaborate with several professional staff on various projects. Qualifications: Master's degree in health education, health promotion, occupational safety, or a related field. Minimum of five years of work experience in area(s) noted above. Previous experience working with rural populations is desirable. Working knowledge of agricultural hazards, child development, and public policy is highly desirable. Qualified Candidates are encouraged to submit a resume to: Jill Kupfer, Human Resources Representative, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449 Phone: (715) 387-5341, Fax: (715) 387-5400, E-mail: kupferj@mfldclin.edu. RURAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST The Rural Health Communication Specialist will be responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating a wide range of multimedia (internet, radio, newspaper, newsletter, annual report) activities associated with the National Farm Medicine Center programs in order to be responsive to professional and general public audiences. Work will be conducted in collaboration with many different staff members, under the overall direction of the NFMC Director. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required in health education, health promotion, agricultural journalism, agricultural safety, or a related field. Master's degree preferred. Minimum of 3-5 years work experience in journalism, public relations, health communications is recommended. Working knowledge of rural agricultural health and safety is desirable. Qualified Candidates are encouraged to submit a resume to: Jill Kupfer, Human Resources Representative, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449 Phone: (715) 387-5341, Fax: (715) 387-5400, E-mail: kupferj@mfldclin.edu. ***************************** Closing Quote"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." - Winston Churchill, 1874-1964. (This quote comes from a speech that Churchill made in the House of Commons as the Battle of Britain peaked on August 20, 1940. Germany bombing raids had taken a terrible toll on the home front, but Churchill choose to highlight the sacrifice of the British airmen, whose prowess and devotion was capable, he claimed, of turning the tide of the war.) |
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