Evaluate the Latest ASTHO, NACCHO, & STIPDA Injury Prevention Webcast If you participated in the ASTHO, NACCHO, and STIPDA injury prevention webcast entitled, "Preventing Child Maltreatment Through Strong, Safe, and Nurturing Family Relationships," on Thursday, April 17, 2008 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. (EST), please click here to complete a brief evaluation of the webcast. Learn more about the webcast and other STIPDA Professional Development Programs. The STIPDA National Office Has Moved! The STIPDA national office has moved to another office location in the Atlanta area.  Our new address is: STIPDA 2200 Century Parkway Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30345 Our phone and fax numbers are the same: (770) 690-9000 (Phone) (770) 690-8996 (Fax) Read the 2007 STIPDA Annual Report Today! The 2007 STIPDA Annual Report, entitled Celebrating the Past, Looking Toward the Future, is an account of the outstanding progress STIPDA has made in building the capacity of state, territorial, and local health departments to prevent injuries and violence in 2007.   Read the report and find out how you can help STIPDA continue to advance the field of injury and violence prevention!

RECENT EXCHANGE FORUM POSTS & INFORMATION REQUESTS Susan Hardman (NY) - "Has anyone had the opportunity to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson one-day Advocacy Training?  If so, what were your impressions?  Was it helpful?   If so, how?"  Click here to respond to this post. Barbara Chatterjee (NM) - “New Mexico is looking for legal language used by other states that require or mandate external cause of injury (E-codes) in their hospital discharge and/or Emergency Department data.  Thank you in advance – we look forward to hearing from you.” Click here to respond to this post. Heather Board (VA) - “Is anyone aware of states that have incorporated bike/pedestrian awareness lesson into drivers’ education classes?  We have to potential to possibly include this into the drivers' education curriculum in Virginia...” Click here to respond to this post. *  *  *  *  *  Click here for more information about the STIPDA Exchange Forum. If you would like to participate in the STIPDA Exchange Forum, but have not been receiving automatic notifications of forum posts, click here to learn how to change your forum preferences. THE 2008 JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF STIPDA & CDC CORE STATE INJURY GRANTEES STIPDA would like to thank the 2008 Planning Committee and all the keynote speakers, session presenters, moderators, and attendees for their contributions in support of the 2008 Joint Annual Meeting.  Your participation made the 2008 meeting a great success! Click here to view presentations and other post-meeting updates from the 2008 Joint Annual Meeting. CSN Requests Feedback from Annual Meeting Attendees During the STIPDA & CDC 2008 Joint Annual Meeting, the Children’s Safety Network (CSN) distributed two draft documents created by the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health (NIIAH) : Action Guide:  Keep Young Drivers Safe and Healthy and How to Take Action. CSN would like to get feedback from meeting attendees about these documents.  Your input is needed and greatly appreciated.  Click here to download the feedback form.  Please complete the form and email or fax it to Ellen Schmidt (eschmidt@edc.org, 202-572-3795) by May 14, 2008.  To read the documents: Click here to download Action Guide:  Keep Young Drivers Safe and Healthy. Click here to download How to Take Action.

IMPORTANT  INFO IN IVP   WHO & UNICEF Request Assistance to Promote Child Injury Prevention The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is conducting a worldwide environmental scan to identify educational resources to engage and educate children about injury prevention and safety promotion. The CDC Injury Center has been asked by WHO and UNICEF to assist in conducting the environmental scan and development of these resources, all of which will lead to the creation of a child-friendly version of the upcoming World Report on Child Injury Prevention. If you would like to participate, click here to download the environmental scan template. New BRFSS Data Available for Chronic Disease and the Environment The CDC’s Behavioral Surveillance Branch in the Division of Adult and Community Health announces the release of the 2004 and 2005 BRFSS data on Chronic Disease and the Environment. The online Chronic Disease and the Environment datasets combine BRFSS data with environmental information available from other sources such as the EPA, the United States Geological Survey, and state and local monitoring networks to compare measures of environmental quality and chronic disease. The Chronic Disease and the Environment data are located at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/cde/index.htm. NCHS Extends Comment Period for Military Operations External Cause Codes NCHS has extended the comment period for the activitiy status and external cause codes of military operations (excluding overexertion and stress fractures) to June 20, 2008.  Proposals will be brought to the September 2008 ICD-9-CM Coordination and Committee Meeting for further review and discussion, and are being considered for implementation as of October 1, 2009. Click here to see the proposals and a summary of the discussion and comments made at the March meeting. CDC Publishes Article on Infant Injuries Treated in ERs CDC's Injury Center has published an article in the May issue of Pediatrics entitled, "Injuries Among Infants Treated in Emergency Departments in the United States, 2001-2004."  Click here to read the article.