2021 Preventing Childhood Injury Conference
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September 21, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Blank Children's Hospital
Thompson Auditorium
1415 Woodland Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Intended Audience: Injury prevention advocates, public health professionals, nurses, public safety officials (fire, law enforcement, EMS), school professionals and others interested in injury prevention.
Purpose: To educate health professionals and injury prevention advocates on injury prevention strategies and interventions for lasting success. This program will provide participants with tools that they can take back to their local community and use to promote the health and safety of children.
If you have questions, please contact Janna Day by email or by phone at (515) 241-3262.
Our Partnerships and Keeping Kids Safe:
Together, Blank Children's Hospital, EMC Insurance Companies , Safe Kids Iowa, the Iowa Department of Public Health, the University of Iowa Children's Hospital, and the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center hosted the Keeping Kids Safe: Child and Youth Injury Prevention Conference annually for 12 years. Each year, the conference featured speakers from around the country who have discussed topics such as child passenger safety, drowning prevention and social media marketing. In 2014, the conference took on a different look and feel and the 2014 Iowa Childhood Injury Prevention Webinar Series was held in lieu of a formal, day-long conference. In 2015, we hosted the first annual Preventing Childhood Injury Conference at Blank Children's Hospital.
If you have questions, please contact Janna Day by email or by phone at (515) 241-3262.
Previous Session Topic Areas:
- State of the Union in Childhood Injury | Torine Creppy - President, Safe Kids Worldwide | Washington, D.C.
- Playground Safety | Dr. Heather Olsen - National Program for Playground Safety, University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, Iowa.
- Healthy Habits All Stars | Diane Williams - Iowa Department of Public Health | Des Moines, Iowa.
- PrepKids Disaster Preparedness | Dr. Marizen Ramirez - University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota; Dr. Sato Ashida - University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa.
- Understanding and Preventing Youth Suicide in Iowa| Lisa Roth - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center | Iowa City, Iowa; Ryan Nesbit - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Iowa Chapter | Ankeny, Iowa.
- Active Shooter Threat | Sone Cam - Des Moines Police Department | Des Moines, Iowa.
- Safe Sleep for Infants | Patty Keeley - Iowa SIDS Foundation
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in Youth | Dr. Andrew Peterson, MD, MSPH, CAQSM - University of Iowa
- Liquid Laundry Packets and Other Common Household Exposures | Tammy Noble, RN, BSN, CSPI - Iowa Poison Control Center
- Human Trafficking - Basic Facts You Need to Know | Michael Ferjak, B.A., M.A. - "I Know a Guy" Training and Consulting, LLC
- Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Community Support | Jeff Kerber, Ph.D., LMFT - UnityPoint Counseling and Psychiatry
- Keeping Kids Safe at School | Pamela Rosa, CIH - Iowa School Safety Alliance
Contributing Agencies:
Blank Children's Hospital
EMC Insurance Companies
Safe Kids Iowa
University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center