Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Course Number and Title: 305.670.11 - Principles and Practice of Injury Prevention
Credits: 3-credit
Placement: Sunday - Thursday
8:30am-5:30pm
Summer Institute 2008, June 8-12
Pre-or Co-requisites:
There are no pre or co-requisites, although an introductory graduate level course in epidemiology would be an advantage.
Faculty: Carolyn Fowler PhD, MPH (Academic Director)
Room TBA
Office (JHBSPH) TBA
Office (Baltimore County Health Department) 410-887-2738
Email:
Office Hours by appointment
This course is co-taught by several expert faculty members from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, as well as from other Universities and Research Institutions.
JHBSPH and Guest Faculty:
Susan P. Baker, MPH, ScD (Hon.)
Professor, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy
Carolyn Fowler, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy
David Fowler, MD, M.Med.Path. (Forens.)
Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Maryland DHMH
Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy
Andrea Gielen, ScD, ScM
Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy
David Jernigan, PhD
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Executive Director, Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
Timothy J. Kerns, Ms
Data Base Engineer, National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Dan K. Morhaim, MD Assistant Majority Leader MD House of Delegates 11th District, Baltimore County
Keshia M. Pollack, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Leon S. Robertson Faculty Development Chair in Injury Prevention, Center for Injury Research and Policy
Jon Vernick, JD, MPH
Associate Professor and Co-Director, Center for Gun Policy and Research
Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Center for Injury Research and Policy;
Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence
Course Description:
This course is an intensive one-week, learning opportunity for students new to the field or for those who seek to broaden or advance their basic skills and knowledge of injury prevention. The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy’s (CIRP) mission is to provide leadership in research, education and community outreach for the prevention of injuries and the control of their consequences. This course therefore is based on the 9 Core Competencies for Injury and Violence Prevention, as developed by the SAVIR[1]-STIPDA[2] Joint Committee on Infrastructure Development. Throughout the course students will work to develop basic knowledge and skills relating to all 9 Core Competencies. Although some competencies will be addressed in greater detail than others, students will be given as many opportunities as possible, within the constraints of the 5-day training, to practice these skills. Practical application sessions will provide hands-on, facilitated, skills-development experience.
The Nine Core Competencies for Injury and Violence Prevention[3]
1. Ability to describe and explain injury and/or violence as a major social and health problem.
2. Ability to access, interpret, use and present injury and/or violence data.
3. Ability to design and implement injury and/or violence prevention activities.
4. Ability to evaluate injury and/or violence prevention activities.
5. Ability to build and manage an injury and/or violence prevention program.
6. Ability to disseminate information related to injury and/or violence prevention to the community, other professionals, key policy makers and leaders through diverse communication networks.
7. Ability to stimulate change related to injury and/or violence prevention through policy, enforcement, advocacy and education.
8. Ability to maintain and further develop competency as an injury and/or violence prevention professional.
9. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and best practices necessary to address at least one specific injury and/or violence topic (e.g. motor vehicle occupant injury, intimate partner violence, fire and burns, suicide, drowning, child injury, etc.) and be able to serve as a resource regarding that area.
Course Objectives:
Having completed the Summer Institute, students will:
· Be able to describe the importance of injury as a public health problem.
· Be familiar with the (basic) epidemiology of major injury problems and obtain an enhanced understanding of how to access, interpret, use and present injury data.
· Enhance your skills in designing and implementing injury prevention programs and policies using the steps of a public health problem-solving model.
· Enhance your skills in being a change agent for injury prevention using policy, engineering, enforcement, advocacy and education strategies.
· Enhance your ability to disseminate injury prevention information to the community, other professionals, key policy makers and other leaders using diverse communication networks and effective communication methods.
· Enhance your understanding of the evaluation process and your ability to evaluate injury prevention programs and policies.
· Be aware of resources of information on “best practices” for addressing specific injury problems and utilize this knowledge to enhance practice and serve as a resource to others.
Teacher-Learner Activities:
Interactive full class lectures and discussion; small group discussions; small group facilitated practical application sessions, field trip, independent written project and required readings.
Course Evaluation:
It is expected that students will attend class throughout the five-day institute. They are required to participate in class and all Practical Application Sessions, and to go on one field trip.
Attendance and participation (as described above) 25%
Final Course Paper: 75% due July 13th
Guidelines will be distributed and further explained in class.
REQUIRED READINGS FY ‘08:
Sunday, June 8
Bonnie RJ, Fulco CE and Liverman, CT (ed.) (1999). Executive summary: the injury field in Reducing the Burden of Injury: Advancing Prevention and Treatment, Committee on Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, pages 1-17, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
Finklestein, EA, Corso, PS, Miller, TR and Associates (2006). The burden of injuries: trends and implications, Chapter 5 in Incidence and Economic Burden of Injuries in the United States, pgs. 160-173, Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
Wiseman, Shelley, et. al. “Getting to Outcomes™: 10 Steps for Achieving Results-Based Accountability.”
Gielen AC and Sleet D. “ Application of Behavior Change Theories and Methods to Injury
Prevention.” Epidemiol Rev. 2003; 25:65-76.
Monday, June 9
Fowler CJ. Injury Prevention (Chapter 7). In: Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation: Third Edition. McQuillan KA, Von Rueden K, Hartsock R, Flynn MB, and Whalen, E (eds). W.B. Saunders Company ; 2002.
Baker, S.P. “Childhood injuries: The community approach to prevention.” Journal of Public Health Policy. 1981; 2:235-246.
Christoffel, T., & Gallagher, S. S. (2006). Chapter 12: Injury Surveillance: A 10-Step Plan. In Injury Prevention and Public Health: Practical Knowledge, Skills, and Strategies (2nd ed., pp. 323-371). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Barlett Publishers, Inc.
Nelson, DE. “Translating Public Health Data” (Chapter 3) in Communicating Public Health Information Effectively: A Guide for Practitioners. Nelson DE, Brownson RC, Remington PL, Parvanta C.(editors). Washington, D.C.: American Public Health Association, 2002.
Tuesday, June 10
“Demonstrating Your Program’s Worth: A Primer on Evaluation of Programs”, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2000.
Will also continue to reference “Getting to Outcomes™.”
Goodman, R., Rothstein, M., Hoffman, R., Lopez, W., & Matthews, G. (2003). Chapter 19: Injury Prevention and the Law (S. Teret & T. Christoffel, Eds.). In Law in Public Health Practice (pp. 399-415). United States: Oxford University Press, Inc.
Wednesday, June 11
None. (You have enough already–now please go read them!)
Thursday, June 12
Dorfman, L. Using Media Advocacy to Influence Policy. Chapter 15 in R. J. Bensley & J. Brookins-Fisher (Eds.), Community Health Education Methods: A Practitioner's Guide (2nd edition). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2003.
Course number: 305.670.11
Principles and Practice of Injury Prevention
Final Paper Check List
PAPER COMPONENT / ATTACHED?Problem is clearly defined.
There is a BRIEF overview of scope/magnitude of the problem. Why are you concerned about this problem? Why should we be?
Problem diagnosis is discussed. A completed Haddon Matrix or Modified Phase-Factor Matrix is attached.
You have indicated the modifiable variable(s) you plan to target.
Candidate intervention approaches are listed.
A Revised Intervention Decision Matrix is attached, and the reasons for your final choice of intervention are explained.
A Program Plan is attached. Your program's goal and objectives are stated clearly. Evaluation methods are incorporated throughout your program.
You have critiqued your own project using SWOT analysis.
All references are cited appropriately.
A few words about style:
Use a legible font (11 or 12 please).
Spell check and proof read.
There is a 20 page limit; a minimum of 10-12 pages is expected. All conceptual frameworks used must be attached.
Make sure your name is on every page (use a header).
Include your name in the file name – e.g., JohnDoe_SIpaper.doc
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[1] Formerly the National Association of Injury Control Research Centers, NAICRC
[2] The State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association
[3] A more detailed list of the competencies which includes learning objectives can be found at: www.injuryed.org