Education & Training

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National Training Initiative for Injury and Violence Prevention
The National Association of Injury Control Research Centers (NAICRC) and the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA), have joined together to address the need for training in the field.

Preventing Violence through Education, Networking and Technical assistance (PREVENT) is a component of the National Training Initiative for Injury and Violence Prevention.

Publicly Accessible Distance Learning and Class Related Material (formal and informal)

Archived multimedia seminars on a variety of topics from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Injury Research and Control. These seminars were part of the series entitled "The Science and Practice of Injury Control" presented as part of a Fall 2000, Injury Epidemiology Seminar.
A basic lecture on Injury epidemiology is presented as part of the Global Health network series of public health Internet lectures. This site also contains a follow-up lecture on Injury Epidemiology Analytical Approaches along with other topics being added on a continuing basis.
VINCENT (Violence and INjury Control Education through Networking and Training). This site contains the material from the videoconference, "Getting Started in Injury Control and Violence Prevention" presented in a web-based format that both expands upon and supplements the televised program. CEU's are available. Vincent is organized by the University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center.
Systematic Reviews of Childhood Injury Prevention Interventions - The aim of this project, conducted by the Harborview Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of Washington, is to provide information to a wide variety of users on what works and what doesn’t work for the prevention of injuries to children and adolescents. Topics include: Adolescent suicide, Bicycles, Child Abuse, Child Pedestrians, Choking, aspiration, and suffocation, Drowning, Falls, Firearms, Fires and Burns, Poisoning, Recreational Injuries and Youth Violence.
Teaching a Web based Injury Control Course (by Phil Graitcer, Emory University - Real Audio Format). Emory also lists a syllabus for their introductory course, EOH580.
The Role of the Physician in Injury Control - This web-based continuing education course is for all health care professionals. Its goal is to arm participants with injury control theory, and empower them to take an active part in professional and community efforts to prevent injuries or improve patient outcomes for specific types of injuries. The nine interactive modules of the course will take participants about two hours to complete, and grants continuing education for this valuable knowledge.

Credit Courses (requires registration and fees)

Emory University
Occupational Health and Safety On-Line Journal Club - This journal club provides an opportunity for the practicing professional to receive continuing education credit for participating in an on-line discussion of a scientific article recently published in a mainstream occupational safety and health journal. The purpose of the journal club is to discuss the selected article highlighting important aspects, discussing weaknesses, and placing the results in perspective with respect to the other literature and the experience of the participants.

Systematic Reviews

Cochrane Injuries Group -Preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of traumatic injury.

General education related resources

What works in public health? The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) tries to answer the question which deals with community or "population based interventions such as Motor Vehicle Occupant Injury.
Reducing the Burden of Injury: Advancing Prevention and Treatment - A 1999 report from the Institute of Medicine that makes recommendations intended to further develop the field of injury prevention and control and to reduce the burden of injury in America.
Fact Sheets on a variety of specific types of injuries are available at the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control site.
Health Promotion Programs for Injury Prevention - A database (Australian Injury Prevention Program Database) of programs produced by the University of Queensland's Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, with initial funding from Queensland Health.
Safe USA is a working alliance of major public and private partners dedicated to reducing significantly the high rates of injuries and deaths related to injuries in the United States and increasing the levels of safety in the nation’s homes, schools, work sites, transportation areas, and communities.
Safe Within - An exemplary web site, Safe Within provides news and information relating to family safety and security. It contains various news groups, drawings, "Today's Safety News", "Top Tips", hyperlinked Resource lists, a listserv, and more.
FACE, (Facing Alcohol Concerns through Education) is a seven year old, privately funded, national media, training, and advocacy project on alcohol issues based in Clare, Michigan.
Teen Safety on the Information Highway, one school district's approach.
Children's Safety Network (CSN), National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center - CSN provides resources and technical assistance to maternal and child health agencies and other organizations seeking to reduce unintentional injuries and violence to children and adolescents. They are one of six Children's Safety Network Resource Centers funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Think First's missions is to prevent brain and spinal cord injuries through the education of individuals, community leaders and the creators of public policy.
Home and Family Safety Sponsored by the Virtual Hospital at the University of Iowa.
The Burn and Shock Trauma Institute of Loyola University Chicago sponsors educational material at their Injury Prevention Program homepage.
CDC Prevention guidelines
Clinical preventive services guides (CPMCNet)

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Last updated: 09/12/04 - http://www.injurycontrol.com/icrin/educat.htm

ICRIN is sponsored by the:
Center for Injury Research and Control (CIRCL)
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Author: Hank Weiss MS, MPH, PhD Visiting Research Professor
Co-WebMaster: Gerald McGwin Jr. MS, PhD
URL: http://injurycontrol.com/icrin
Initial posting:1/1/95, Acknowledgments