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ECIC Brown Bag Lecture Series Presents: "Epidemiological Patterns of Honor Killings of Women in Pakistan"Dr. Muazzam Nasrullah from the CDC, will describe the epidemiological patterns of honor killing of women in Pakistan using data systematically collected by the Human Rights Commission through newspaper reports. JANUARY 20, 2012 12 - 1pm Emory's Faculty Office Bldg., Room 101 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. SE Atlanta, GA 30303
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New Health Behavior Theory Text Book
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Congratulations to ECIC Faculty, Drs Ralph DiClemente and Laura Salazar on their new publication!
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WestJEM
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Now Accepting Manuscripts!!!ECIC's third WestJEM issue will focus on: Injury Disparities & Vulnerable Populations Please submit online at www.westjem.org by Tuesday, Jan. 17th 2012 For any questions, please email Dr. Houry
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40 under 40 Awards
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Congratulations to ECIC Director, Dr. Debra Houry, on being awarded one of Atlanta Business Chronicle's Annual 40 Under 40 Awards!
Dr. Houry was chosen from over 550 nominees as one of Atlanta's rising leaders!
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Greetings Injury Community:
The holiday season is upon us! We wish you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Please read below for updates from our Quarterly Meeting earlier this month and check out our upcoming ECIC activities.
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Quarterly Meeting: November 2, 2011
- Over 50 colleagues in attendance at Grady's Trauma Auditorium.
- ECIC's 2nd WestJEM issue came out this July - we are now preparing for the next issue. Submissions are due in January with a focus on injury disparities and vulnerable populations. If you are interested in being a reviewer, don't hesitate to contact us.
- The ECIC's 1st Holiday Networking Mixer was announced. Join ECIC on Dec. 6th from 4 - 6pm at the Miller-Ward Alumni House for food, drinks, and great conversation. Take part in the speed networking from 4:30 - 5:30pm and make new connections in the injury field! If you are a faculty member at any of the area universities, be sure to sign up to be a mentor or mentee to another faculty member in the field.
- Grady Memorial Hospital just opened its doors to the new Marcus Trauma Center. After the meeting, ECIC partners went on a tour of the new state-of-the-art facility that will greatly increase Grady's trauma capacity.
- The 2011 Summer Scholarship recipients presented their injury prevention research: Jessica Grosholz (Emory, Sociology) - News Media Coverage of Homicides in Atlanta; Juliette Merchant (Emory, Public Health) - Cultural and Social Barriers for Child Safety Seat Compliance; Lindsey Zimmerman (Georgia State University, Psychology) - Demographics and Trauma Histories of ED Patients at Grady. Congratulations!
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Dr. Deb Houry, Juliette Merchant, Jessica Grosholz, and Dr. Sheryl Heron (Lindsey Zimmerman not shown)
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| Safe Communities Update | Emory Safety Alliance
The Emory Safety Alliance, in conjunction with the University Senate subcommittee
on Safety & Security, is making great strides towards Emory's designation as a "Safe Community". We are on target to submit the Safe Communities application next month and will prepare for a site visit from Safe Communities America representatives this spring. Our next meeting is Dec. 2nd from 12 - 1pm at the Rollins School of Public Health, Room 5001.
Stay tuned for news from the Emory Safety Alliance!
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Members of the EPD at the Emory Police and Fire Safety Fair - Oct. 5, 2011
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Holiday Mixer - December 6, 2011
|  Join ECIC in December for a Holiday Networking Mixer at Emory's Miller Ward Alumni House! Leave work early to mingle with injury prevention colleagues and network with new ones! Chat about your injury focus area while enjoying refreshments during the Speed Networking. Bring a gift for a family in need (see below), your business cards, and of course - your holiday cheer! Students, faculty, staff, community partners - anyone is welcome to attend! Where: Miller-Ward Alumni House 815 Houston Mill Road Atlanta, GA 30329 When: December 6, 2011, 4 - 6pm RSVP: Please RSVP by Nov. 30th: nobolen@emory.edu Bringing a gift? Click here for the FAMILY WISH LIST |
| Education & Training |
- Brown Bag Lecture Series: The first session was October 20th. We heard from our colleagues Arleymah Raheem and Carri Cottengim from the Office of the Child Advocate on the "Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) Risk Factors and Prevention Opportunities" Act. To hear their presentation please visit our website. Please mark your calendar for our next Brown Bag scheduled for January 20th, 2012. Our featured speaker is Dr. Muazzam Nasrullah from the CDC who will be discussing "The Epidemiological Patterns of Honor Killings of Women in Pakistan". Our Brown bag lectures are also filled for March and May. Please refer to our website for more information.
- Summer Scholarships: Our 3 summer scholarship students presented; 2 in person and 1 virtually. After the presentations, a certificate of completion was given to the presenters along with a photo op with the Center Director and Associate Director for Education & Training. Their presentations were excellent and we encourage more students to apply this spring.
- Mentorship Program: We hope to jumpstart the Mentorship Program this year! Please come to our Holiday Networking Mixer to sign up as a mentor or mentee. There will be a sign up sheet available and we look forward to your participation.
Dr. Sheryl Heron
ECIC Associate Director of Education & Training |
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- Pilot Grant Program: We are very excited about the interest in the ECIC Pilot Grant Program and look forward to the review panels to be held in early December.
- WestJEM: Also, we hope you have seen our call for papers to the third special issue in WestJEM. Manuscripts are due on January 17, 2012. The thematic focus of the issue is "Injury Disparities and Vulnerable Populations" although, we will consider other injury topics, pending space and number of submissions. We are very pleased with our collaboration with the editors at WestJEM who have truly facilitated and supported our special issues. Please let us know if you have manuscript topics for this special issue or are interested in serving as a reviewer.
- Scientific Oversight Committee: The Scientific Oversight Committee met in October. Again, we thank our committee members for their enthusiasm and commitment and for their input on the strategic direction of the ECIC. The committee provided thoughtful and constructive guidance for how we can increase our visibility through presentations and publications. We are considering putting together thematic panels at scientific meetings (e.g., APHA) and potentially also encouraging special issues for other journals. We are also exploring ways to further facilitate grant applications and submissions in support of the ECIC priority areas. The committee provided some intriguing ideas, such as hosting specific workshops and also hosting grant ideas and proposal discussion meetings where researchers can exchange ideas and propose revisions to previously rejected grants. Please let us know if you have ideas for how we may structure workshops or meetings to enable collaboration and submission of new grant proposals for external funding.
- Dataset Workshop: The Injury Data Workshop (part 1) was held in September. It was a very informative day as we learned more about the datasets available to us in Georgia. We thank our colleagues at the Georgia Department of Public Health for taking the time to guide us through the datasets and resources that they have. If you missed it, the podcasts are available on our website. We are looking for input on another workshop, tentatively to be held in the spring. If you have data needs or ideas, please let us know.
- Reminder: Last but not least, for those who have received funds from the ECIC (directly or indirectly) and are presenting or publishing the findings, please cite the grant as follows: Supported by the Emory Center for Injury Control, CDC Injury Control Research Center Grant #5R49CE001494.
Dr. Monica Swahn
ECIC Associate Director of Research
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The Metropolitan Atlanta Violence Prevention Partnership (MAVPP)
- MAVPP Breakfast: The MAVPP partners are planning another breakfast, seminar, and awards ceremony slated for December 9, 2011, from 9 -12pm in the Atrium of the National Center for Primary Prevention at the Morehouse School of Medicine. The registration cost is $5 and parking will be $5. Everyone is welcome to attend!
- Bullying Prevention: The partners operating at Best Academy conducted a bullying prevention event. Arthur Powell, Attorney Griggs, and Hollywood singer Eric Binet were guest presenters who shared life messages with the youth.
- MLK Memorial: Selected partners attended the unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, DC as special guests of The King Center.
- Training Event: The organization members are planning research-based capacity building training using the Communities That Care Prevention Model. This approach teaches stakeholders how to work together as a team in order to implement scientifically-supported prevention programs that are known to work.
- Peace Plan Update: The MAVPP members are working together to influence legislative initiatives and policies that are consistent with the Peace Plan in Atlanta and statewide. Dr. James P. Griffin Jr. will be providing an overview of what the Peace Plan entails with state medical examiners, coroners, and other participants in the Georgia Violent Death Reporting System (GVDRS) advisory group.
Dr. James Griffin, Jr.
ECIC Associate Director of Outreach
Georgia's Department of Public Health, Office of Injury Prevention - Children's Injury Prevention Policy Plan: Carol Ball with the Office of Injury Prevention updated the group on the Children's Injury Prevention Policy Plan and the advisory group that convened to formulate it. Click HERE to download the Policy Plan. Carol can be reached at 404-657-2904 or coball@dhr.state.ga.us for further questions or comments.
- Falls Prevention: Susanne Pickering and Jennifer Curry with the Office of Injury Prevention briefed the group on the recent training in evidence based interventions for Falls Prevention with CDC, http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/adultfalls.html. Steadi, Stepping On, Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance and Otago are all evidence based interventions for fall prevention. For more information on the training, contact Jennifer at 404-657-2894 or jlcurry@dhr.state.ga.us.
Ms. Lisa Dawson ECIC Associate Director of Outreach |
Wine & Cheese Poster Session - March 5th 2012
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Dust off your old posters, drag them out of the closet and showcase your hard work this spring at ECIC's Injury Poster Session!!!!! If you presented at a conference, bring your presentation instead and we will showcase it with the posters. Sip wine and read about the work your colleagues are doing at other universities. Discuss new research ideas while you appreciate how far our field has come.
Where: Emory's School of Medicine Atrium
When: March 5th 2012, 6 - 8pm
RSVP: Please RSVP to Dr. Abigail Hankin-Wei by Jan. 15th 2012
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| Next Meeting: February 9th 2012 12-1pm | |
Location: Emory's Faculty Office Bldg, Room 101
49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
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I wish you the best as we approach this holiday season! See you at our Holiday Mixer on December 6th.
Sincerely,
Dr. Debra Houry
Director, Emory Center for Injury Control |
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