Safe Communities DesignationEmory

Debra Houry MD, MPH Director, Emory Center for Injury Control

Vice Chair for Research, Emergency MedicineAssociate Professor, School of Medicine

Emory Center for Injury Control (ECIC)

Collaborative, multi-institution research center 1 of 3 WHO U.S. Collaborating Centers Designated Pan American Health Organization

Collaborating Center One of 11 CDC funded Injury Control Research

Centers (ICRCs)Mission: build the field of injury prevention and

reduce injuries and violence in Georgia Focus on intentional and unintentional injury

What is Safe Communities?

Communities that:○ Promote Safety○ Reduce Injuries○ Prepare for Disasters

Why not a university?

Safety Issues at Emory

Safety Issues At Emory

• Suicide• Intimate Partner Violence • Motor Vehicle Collisions• Sports and Recreational

Injuries • Occupational Injuries • Falls• Poisoning and Overdose • Violence • Environmental Hazards

Our Community

30 - 3925%

40 - 4932%

50 - 6435%

All Faculty

29 and under14%

30 - 3926%40 - 49

29%

50 - 6429%

All Staff

0 - 19 25%

20 - 29 60%

30 - 39 11%

All Students

2009, Emory’s Composition Statistics Diversity Profile

What is Safe Communities?

Application Requirements○ Define our Community

• What is Emory’s community?• Students, staff, faculty, visitors• All the campuses

○ Injury Data • >20 different sources

○ Programs• Range from Chaplain to Greek Life

○ Evaluation • CPAR

Why Emory?

Culture of Safety Collaborative EffortShare ResourcesPrestige for Emory Reduce Injuries and

ViolenceCommitment to

Community

TimelineSteps Meeting Dates

1. Establish Leadership APRIL

2. Long-term sustainable programs that address safety and vulnerable groups JUNE

3. Collect data, number and cases of injuries AUGUST

4. Evaluation Plan OCTOBER

5. Networks DECEMBER

6. Site Visit MARCH

7. Designation APRIL

Emory Safety Alliance

Structure○ Leadership ○ Composed of Injury and

Safety stakeholders at Emory

Purpose○ Develop the 6 Indicators○ Design Emory Injury

Surveillance System ○ Review Application

More info at:

Website:www.emorycenterforinjurycontrol.orgFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/EmoryCICLinked in Group:Emory Center for Injury ControlTwitter:@EmoryCIC