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NACCHO is pleased to support the participation of four teams in the National Leadership Academy for the Public's Health. Run by the Public Health Institute, NLAPH brings together teams made up of four community members from different sectors to engage in a year-long leadership development program. Aimed at existing leaders , this program will deepen each team's knowledge and skills around multi-sector collaboration, quality improvement, program planning, health equity, and overall leadership mastery through personal team coaching, a national retreat, and an applied community health project. Applications will be accepted through November 26, 2013 by 5pm PST. For more information, visit www.healthleadership.org.

The WISQARS Nonfatal Injury and Leading Causes of Nonfatal Injury modules provide national estimates of nonfatal injuries and nonfatal injury rates for persons treated in US hospital emergency departments. CDC has recently updated these modules to include 2012 data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program. Click here for national estimates of nonfatal injuries and nonfatal injury rates for the United States, 2000-2012, overall and by sex, age groupings, and mechanism and intent of injury.

NPR reports on a study that tracks children's social and emotional development in more than 500 families since 1994. Researchers found that child maltreatment can lead to long-term changes in brain circuits that process fear, leading to anxiety and depression later in life. The results of the study suggest better ways to diagnose and treat mental health issues related to maltreatment. Click here to read the article.

In a discussion paper released by the Institute of Medicine, authors identify progress in the growth and accessibility of the evidence base for violence prevention and highlight several challenges in implementing evidence-based interventions.  The evidence for strategies, programs, and interventions to prevent violence has grown; however, there are challenges when implementing evidence-based violence prevention programs.  Click here to read the discussion paper.

Elder Abuse and Its Prevention is the summary of a workshop convened in April 2013 by the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Global Violence Prevention. Using an ecological framework, this workshop explored the burden of elder abuse around the world, focusing on its impacts on individuals, families, communities, and societies. Additionally, the workshop addressed occurrences and co-occurrences of different types of abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial, as well as neglect. Click here to read the summary.