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PRIMARY PREVENTION FOCUS AREAS
:: INJURY AND VIOLENCE
BEST PRACTICES   ::   RESOURCES

RESOURCES:

  		•  White Paper: Cost Of Injuries Involving Native Americans: A Disproportionate Burden and Critical Need For Prevention
    - Full Text  ::  PDF icon (345 KB)  ::  MS Word icon (183 KB)
    - Highlights  ::  PDF icon (58 KB)  ::  MS Word icon (25 KB)
  		• White Paper: Intentional Injuries in Native American Communities: A Report with Recommendations
     ::  PDF icon (465 KB)  ::  MS Word icon (249 KB)
  		• White Paper: Reducing Disparities of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury and Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives, Copyright 2003, all rights reserved ::  PDF icon (261 KB)
  		• Children's Safety Network Listserv
    The Children's Safety Network (CSN) serves as a forum for information sharing about childhood violence and injury prevention. Our Librarian reviews professional journals and posts summaries of publications that are timely and informative.
  		• Emergency Medical Services Response to Terrorism: An Interactive Computer Training
    A free online training from the University of Kentucky produced in cooperation with the Kentucky Department of Public Health.
  		• Family Violence Prevention Fund
  		• Here to Help: Breaking the Cycle of Intimate Partner Violence PDF icon (104 KB)
    A training program for pre-hospital providers consisting of an interactive CD-ROM, written manual, handouts, etc.
  		• Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Program
  		• Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements
  		• National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
    A user-friendly, single point of access to a broad range of federal information on youth violence prevention and suicide for Teens, Parents and Guardians and Professionals.
  		• Online Emergency Management Classes
    The United Tribes Technical College is offering online classes in Emergency Planning and Principles of Emergency Management in collaboration with FEMA. Other online classes available.   http://www.uttc.edu/injuryprevention/
    - Online Emergency Management Class Announcement  ::  PDF icon (178 KB)
    - Online Emergency Management Class Description  ::  PDF icon (591 KB)  ::  MS Word icon (349 KB)
    - Spring Semeter 2004 Class Offerings  ::  MS Word icon (93 KB)
  		• Partners for Child Passenger Safety (PCPS) Fact Sheets
    PCPS printable fact sheets with information about motor vehicle accidents involving 4-8 year old children. Helpful for providing information to policy makers, legislators and media, writing grant proposals, etc. Fact sheets include specific suggestions for improving safety of child passengers.
  		• Physician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers
    From the American Medical Association in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  		• Project Safe Neighborhood
    is a nation-wide commitment to reduce gun crime by networking existing local programs that target gun crime and providing those programs with additional tools necessary to be successful.
  		• Teen Suicide Information from the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
    Teen friendly site about suicide.
  		• TraumaLink
    A comprehensive pediatric trauma research center based at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with information for both families and professionals.
  		• Violence Against Native Women
    The IHS site with patient information, provider information, policies and procedures, clinical tools, etc.
  		• Violence Against Women Online Resources
    This site provides law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women.


     
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    This file last modified: Monday August 25, 2008  4:51 PM