Pennsylvania Injury Prevention Symposium
From Planning to Implementation
April 8-9, 2010

Holiday Inn Harrisburg-Hershey
Grantville, PA

Plan to attend the 2010 Injury Prevention Symposium scheduled for April 8-9, 2010, at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg-Hershey in Grantville, PA. This statewide conference will focus on key elements of injury prevention—Adolescent Youth Safety; Child Passenger Safety; Data on Violent Injuries; Early Childhood Youth Safety; Falls of the Elderly; Farm/ATV Safety; PA’s first Safe Communities Designation; Motor Vehicles; Prescription Drug Poisonings; Sports Injuries; Violence against Women; Youth Suicide; as well as provide additional information on awareness and prevention.

These key elements will teach participants about the development, implementation and sustainability of injury prevention and injury awareness programs as well as best practices that are shared and supported by policymakers, healthcare providers, statewide agencies, law enforcement, schools and the community at-large.

The keynote speaker will be Carolyn Cumpsty-Fowler, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Nursing; Director, Injury Prevention Program, Baltimore County Department of Health.

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Delay or Cancellation Procedures:
Due to inclement weather (snow, ice, flooding, etc.) or other emergencies workshops may be delayed or cancelled. Registrants are responsible for calling the Center for Schools and Communities Automated Voice Messaging System at (717) 763-1661, Option 3 after 6:30 a.m. the day of the conference/workshop. The system is updated as conditions change, so it is necessary to call for any changes prior to leaving for your scheduled conference/workshop.

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