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INJURY SYMPOSIA & SUMMITS
2011 Symposia Report: A Policy Approach to Injury Prevention
The theme for the 2011 symposia, “A Policy Approach to Injury Prevention”, was selected to encourage injury prevention stakeholders to explore moving beyond individual and community efforts. Generating momentum for state and local level injury prevention efforts to shift towards a legislative or an organizational policy approach has great potential to affect health in magnitude. In 2011, 70 participants contributed to five symposia held throughout Pennsylvania. For more information, please see the 2011 Symposia Report.
2010 Symposia: From Planning to Implementation
This theme was chosen to celebrate the achievements of the Injury Community Planning Group (ICPG), its members and its partners by having one centralized symposium. The 2010 Symposium focused on the three priority areas of the ICPG: motor vehicle safety, falls prevention and prevention of unintentional poisoning by prescription drugs. There were 159 participants. For more information, please see the 2010 Symposia Report.
2009 Symposia: Youth Injuries
In addition to discussing current efforts regarding youth safety, another goal of the 2009 symposia was to identify potential roles and activities for the newly established PA Chapter of the National Organizations for Youth Safety (PaNOYS). Six symposia were held across the state, with over 90 total participants. For more information, please see the 2009 Symposia Report.
2008 Symposia: Unintentional Poisoning
The goal of the 2008 symposia was to share data and participant's experiences regarding unintentional drug poisoning and abuse of legal medications. Five symposia were held across the state, with 125 total participants. For more information, please see the 2008 Symposia Report.
2008 Summit: Unintentional Falls
In 2008 a summit on unintentional falls was held in addition to the annual Injury Symposia. The goals of the summit were: 1) to provide information regarding the burden of fall injuries and current prevention strategies and 2) build consensus on the development and evaluation of falls interventions. Over 70 people participated in the two-day summit. For more information, please see the 2008 Falls Summit Report.
2007 Symposia: Community Based Organizations
The goal of the 2007 symposia was to identify opportunities for CBOs to partner with the Violence and Injury Prevention Program in furtherance of their injury prevention objectives. Six symposia were held across the state, with 132 total participants. For more information, please see the 2007 Symposia Report.
2006 Symposia: Managed Care Organizations
The goal of the 2006 symposia was to identify opportunities for MCOs to partner with the Violence and Injury Prevention Program in furtherance of their injury prevention objectives. Four symposia were held across the state, with eleven managed care organizations represented. For more information, please see the 2006 Symposia Report.
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