| October 24, 2012 Distinguished Faculty Seminar featuring Peter Donnelly, MD, MPH, MBA, Professor of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews. "Tackling gang-related behavior in Scotland: Glasgow's community initiative to reduce violence" Location: U-M School of Public Health (room tbd) Time: 4:00 p.m. Light refreshments provided. For more information, contact Tina Creguer at tcreguer@umich.edu. Download the PowerPoint Presentation |
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| October 16, 2012 Lunchtime Seminar featuring two speakers presenting on aspects of injury. Speakers: --Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University “Youth Peer Violence & Depressive Symptoms: What's the Connection?" --Peter X. K. Song, PhD, Professor, Biostatistcs, University of Michigan School of Public Health “Understanding Spatial Variations on the Effectiveness of Graduated Driver Licensing Programs in the State of Michigan” Location: U-M School of Public Health, Room 1680 (Crossroads) Time: Noon This event is open to students, trainees, faculty, and practitioners. Free lunch is provided to those who RSVP to tcreguer@umich.edu by October 10. |
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April 5, 2011 "Play Smart: Injury Prevention On and Off the Field." Frank talk about safe practices and proper equipment. Speakers: -- Lloyd Carr, UM football coach, 1995-2007 -- Jeffrey Kutcher, MD, Director, Michigan Neurosport -- David Sleet, PhD, Associate Director for Science, CDC National Injury Prevention and Control Part of National Public Health Week, April 4-10: "Safety Is No Accident: Live Injury Free" Registration requested: http://www.sph.umich.edu/scr/playsmart/. Sponsored by School of Public Health and UM Injury Center. |
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March 30, 2011 "Using Science to Inform Policy and Practice," by Linda C. Degutis, DrPH, MSN, Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Formerly, Dr. Degutis was Research Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine and Director of the Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness (YCPHP) at the Yale School of Public Health. In addition, she directs the Connecticut Partnership for Public Health Workforce Development, part of the New England Alliance for Workforce Development. Download the PowerPoint Presentation |
 Photo credit: Dr. David Shinar |
January 19, 2011 "Aggression on the Road: Is it Aggressive Drivers or Driver Aggression?," by David Shinar, PhD, George Shrut Professor of Human Performance Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Dr. Shinar is author of the book Traffic Safety and Human Behavior, considered "the best current source of information on traffic safety and behavior by a leading authority" by David Sleet, PhD, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Download the PowerPoint Presentation. |
 Photo credit: Harvard University |
November 3, 2010 "Successes and Heroes in Injury and Violence Prevention," by David Hemenway, PhD, Professor of Health Policy and Director, Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Harvard School of Public Health. Download a PDF of the PowerPoint Presentation. |
 Photo Credit: Emory University |
October 27, 2010 "Intimate Partner Violence: Current Research around Identification and Referrals," by Debra Houry, MPH, MD, Associate Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine, Behavioral Science and Health Education, and Environmental and Occupational Health Director, Center for Injury Control, Rollins School of Public Health Emory University. Download a PDF of the PowerPoint Presentation. |
 Photo credit: University of Iowa |
October 13, 2010 "Comprehensive Approaches to Reduce the Burden of Road Traffic Crashes," by Corinne Peek-Asa, MPH, PhD, Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA; Director, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center. Download a PDF of the PowerPoint Presentation. |
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March 10, 2010 "Cars and Guns: A tale of two vectors," by Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Director, Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin. View a video of the seminar. |