Child pedestrian safety

Report offers ideas for encouraging children to explore their environments by walking while reducing their risk of pedestrian injury. Produced in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it discusses strategies to raise public awareness about child pedestrian safety; change attitudes and behaviors of both pedestrians and drivers; create safer environments for walking; develop and conduct safe-walking programs; address gaps in current knowledge about pedestrian safety; collect data to measure how much children walk and identify factors put them at risk for injury while walking. In addition, the full proceedings of the meeting that led to these strategies--Reducing Childhood Pedestrian Injuries: Proceedings of a Multidisciplinary Conference are also included.National strategies for advancing child pedestrian safety / editors, Richard A. Schieber, Maria E. Vegaga -- Reducing childhood pedestrian injuries: proceedings of a multidisciplinary conference / editors, Richard A. Schieber, Maria E. Vegaga.Title from title screen (viewed May 12, 2004).Mode of access: Internet.Includes bibliographical references

Protect the ones you love

Title from PDF caption (viewed Aug. 30, 2010).Content source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control."CS201698-A.

NVDRS

"The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) collects data on violent deaths from death certificates, police reports, medical examiner and coroner reports, and crime laboratories. Individually, these sources explain violence only in a narrow context; together, they provide comprehensive answers to the questions that surround violent death: who, what, when, where, and, in many cases, why. No other system offers this benefit. NVDRS provides insight into the potential points for intervention and ways to evaluate and improve violence prevention efforts." - p. 1Caption title.Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (100.29 KB , 4 p.)

A Journalist's guide to shaken baby syndrome: a preventable tragedy

"The purpose of this guide is to give journalists and other media professionals access to the pertinent background and resources needed in order to effectively cover the story of SBS as a public health issue. Writing a story on SBS can also help to emphasize that everyone can play a role in preventing SBS. Significantly, coverage of SBS as a public health issue in the news media may foster better understanding of SBS and its triggers. This guide also: Provides tips for coping with a crying baby for parents and caregivers; Reinforces that crying is a normal part of infant development and it will get better; and Educates parents and caregivers on how to calm themselves if they find they are frustrated or being pushed to the limit by a crying baby."A journalist's "Five Ws" -- The what : Shaken Baby Syndrome -- The who : facts and figures -- The why : triggers & risk factors -- The when (& how) : tips for accurate reporting -- The where : CDC experts & other sources.Title from title screen (viewed on March 7, 2011)."A part of CDC's "Heads Up" series" --Cover.A publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.Available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (733.3 KB, 12 p.)

Injury surveillance training manual: instructor guide

The Injury Surveillance Training Manual is designed primarily for professionals who develop or operate surveillance systems and conduct prevention activities in less-resourced countries. It describes the steps needed to establish and maintain an injury surveillance system; provides information on designing and monitoring prevention activities; and offers guidance for making informed decisions about injury prevention. The curriculum emphasizes basic epidemiological skills needed to conduct surveillance and prevention activities; participation by different sectors and institutions in injury prevention efforts; and injury surveillance and prevention activities at the local level.Introduction -- Overview -- Workshop Guide -- Course Outline -- -- Sessions -- I. Understand the Conceptual Framework of Injury Prevention -- II. Assess Injury Data Sources and Describe the Injury Problem -- III. Build a Coalition to Support the Injury Surveillance System and Prevention Activities -- IV. Determine the Appropriate Methodology for the Surveillance System -- V. Define and Develop an Analysis Plan for the Surveillance Data -- VI. Use Injury Surveillance Data to Inform Injury Prevention -- VII. Define an Evaluation Plan for the Surveillance System and Monitor Prevention Activities -- -- Appendixes -- 1. Pre- and Post-Course Test -- 2. Session Evaluation -- 3. Workshop Evaluation -- 4. Sample Workshop ScheduleBy Victoria Espitia-Hardeman and Leonard Paulozzi.Also available on CD-ROM in English and Spanish. The CD-ROM includes Instructor and Participant Guides, PowerPoint presentations for each session, and data for session exercises.Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (12.1 MB, 176 p.).Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116)

How to develop community-based fall prevention programs for older adults

"CDC developed this guide for communities and CBOs, so they can begin developing effective fall prevention programs. The main purpose of this guide is to: define the key elements of what makes fall prevention programs effective [and to] provide information to communities and CBOs on how to develop effective older adult fall prevention programs." - p. 41. Introduction -- 2. Planning an effective fall prevention program -- 3. The important role of partnerships in fall prevention programs -- 4. Education: the foundation of effective fall prevention programs -- 5. The 5 building blocks of effective community-based fall prevention programs -- 6. Evaluating your fall prevention program -- 7. Promoting your fall prevention program -- 8. Sustaining your fall prevention program.. -- -- -- Appendix A: Sample individual falls risk assessment -- Appendix B: Identifying partners worksheet -- Appendix C: Sample fall prevention brochure -- Appendix D: Sample fall prevention presentation -- Appendix E: Sample exercises -- Appendix F: Sample medication review form -- Appendix G: Sample home fall prevention safety checklist -- Appendix H: Sample program evaluation tool -- Appendix I: Sample pitch letter -- Appendix J: Key points -- Appendix K: Sustainability plan templateAvailable via the World World Wide as an Acrobat .pdf file (2.53MB, 100 p.)Includes bibliographical references.National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Preventing Falls: How to Develop Community-based Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008

State injury profile for California

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Address: http://web.archive.org/web/20021231193346*/http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/stateprofiles/index.ht

Traumatic brain injury in the United States: assessing outcomes in children : summary and recommendations from the expert working group, Atlanta, GA, October 26-27, 2000

This report summarizes the comments, suggestions, and recommendations of a working group convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) outcomes in children and youth. It is intended for researchers, public health professionals-including those from state health departments-and advocates interested in furthering research on outcomes of TBI in children. TBI is often described as the leading cause of disability in children, but data to support this assertion are lacking. We know that each year an estimated 3,000 children and youth die from TBI; 29,000 are hospitalized; and 400,000 are treated in hospital emergency departments. Currently, no population-based studies of the outcomes of TBI among children and youth exist to provide national estimates of TBI related disability and document the need for services. On October 26 and 27, 2000, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the CDC held a meeting of researchers, advocates and other professionals from the U.S. and New Zealand to discuss "Methodological Issues in Assessing Outcomes of TBI in Children and Youth." The primary purpose of this meeting was to determine the feasibility and appropriate methods for conducting population-based follow-up studies of outcomes of TBI in children and youth. Meeting participants identified key research topics and variables to measure in assessing longer-term outcomes of TBI in children and youth (ages 0-16 years). They reviewed several conceptual models of disability, including the Institute of Medicine Model and the World Health Organization Model that could provide a framework for designing appropriate studies of TBI outcomes. They also discussed the advantages and shortcomings of available measures for assessing these outcomes. Finally, the working group described the challenges in designing and implementing studies on TBI in children and youth and recommended ways to address those challenges.Executive summary -- Background -- Designing studies that assess longer-term TBI outcomes -- Available measures for assessing TBI outcomes -- Recommendations for additional research -- Other methodological issues in assessing TBI outcomes -- Other TBI issues -- Appendix A. Overview of available outcome assessments -- Appendix B. Slides from expert group presentation -- Appendix C. Data from the South Carolina surveillance system -- Appendix D. Other resources to guide selection of research topics -- Appendix E. Overview of TBI surveillance activities funded by the CDCeditor, Jean A. Langlois.Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-30)