A Message from the Editor
August 20, 2008
The bells have rung and it’s final. Children are back in school. For some children, this means a return to sports and other activities. It also opens the door to unintentional injury and violence. In this issue, we highlight CDC’s collaborative efforts to ensure a safe and healthy school year.
We hope you enjoy this issue. Be sure to stop by the CDC Partners' Web site and see what's new. As always, feel free to send any feedback, questions or concerns regarding CDC Partnership Matters or the Partners' Web site to CDC Partnerships.
Warm Regards,
Division of Partnerships and Strategic Alliances
CDC Headlines
Fire and Ice
When natural disasters like fires and ice storms strike our communities, it’s up to the National Center for Public Health Informatics to track and manage the impact on local health systems. Director Leslie Lenert takes EHM’s Marie Shields through the programs that help keep the country safe. >> read the full text
Blood Cancers: Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma
Hematologic (blood) cancers affect people of all ages, including children, adolescents, and adults, and those of every race, ethnicity, and gender. CDC and its partners lead efforts to provide information and resources for living fully with, through, and beyond hematologic cancers for cancer survivors and their families, caregivers, and healthcare providers. >> read the full text
Safe Youth. Safe Schools.
This fall, approximately 55 million students return to classrooms across the United States. While our nation's schools are expected to be safe havens for learning, unintentional injuries and even violence can occur. These events may disrupt the educational process and negatively affect the school and surrounding community. >>read full text
Events and Seminars
All events and seminars listed are open to CDC's partners. For more information, contact the POC listed. >> read the full text
August 2008
The Complexity of Emergencies: Responding Through Art
June 16 – September 12
Hosted by the Global Healthy Odyssey/National Center for Health Marketing, the National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the Coordinating Center for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response
PHIN Conference 2008
August 24 – 28
Hosted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and CDC's National Center for Public Health Informatics
Birth Defects Monitoring and Prevention in Georgia: Partners' Meeting
August 25
Hosted by CDC's Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program, the Georgia Birth Defects Reporting and Information System, March of Dimes, and the Cleft Palate Foundation
September 2008
ASTHO/NACCHO Conference
September 9 – 12
Hosted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Safety Council Congress and Expo
September 19 – September 26
Hosted by the National Safety Council
XIX International Conference on Rabies in the Americas
September 28 – October 3
Hosted by CDC, the Task Force for Child Survival and Development, and the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
October 2008
2008 NPHIC Annual Conference
October 5 – 8
Hosted by CDC and the National Public Health Information Coalition
CDC Personnel
Retirements
Susan DeLisle, MPH, BSN, associate director of program integration, Office of the Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, September 19.
Adelisa Panlilio, MD, MPH, medical epidemiologist, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CCID, August 27.
Personnel Changes
Donna R. Walton, EdD, has been appointed CDC’s disabilities program manager in the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, effective August 15.
Deaths
Phyllis McGuire, BBA, public health advisor, Division of Alliance Management and Consultation, CCHIS, passed August 16.
CDC History
Aug. 17, 1990: In 1985, NIOSH initiated the National Traumatic Occupational Fatality project, which analyzed work-related traumatic deaths using data from death certificates. Among US working women, homicide was a leading manner of death from occupational trauma. The most common cause of death was assault by firearms.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Current trends occupational homicides among women—United States, 1980-1985. MMWR. 1990;39(32):544–545, 551–552.
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