The remaining CIC quarterly meetings for 2009 are September 17th and November 5th from 12-1pm in the Faculty Office Building (FOB) Room 101. The Department of Human Resources (DHR) Injury Advisory Council Meeting will follow from 1:00 - 2:30pm. Lunch will be provided.
April 6th, 2009
Emory receives Center grant - July 2nd, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Injury Center has designated the Emory Center for Injury Control as a new Injury Control Research Center (ICRC). This grant cycle UNC and Johns Hopkins were renewed for 5 years and Washington University was also designated as a new ICRC.
CIC Associate Director elected to Georgia Commission - June 26th, 2009
Dr. Sheryl Heron, our Associate Director for Education, was elected as Vice Chair for the Georgia Commission on Family Violence. The GCFV is a state agency that was created by the Georgia General Assembly in 1992 to develop a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence in Georgia. Congrats Sheryl!
Congrats to our CIC Summer Scholarship winners - April 9th, 2009
Marissa Esser- Emory University- Alcohol-Related Injuries among Emergency Room Patients in Three Metropolitan Hospitals in Panama
Heidi Ehrenreich and Mumbi Okundaye- University of Georgia- Contextual Analysis for Understanding Youth Violence and School Dropout
Leandra Parris- Georgia State University- Qualitative study on cyberbullying
The Emory Center for Injury Control co-hosted the 2009 National Injury and Violence Prevention Research Conference from March 4-6th in Atlanta, GA with NCIPC and SAVIR. The conference was attended by approximately 250 injury prevention researchers and practitioners from around the country.