Safe Communities Designation Emory
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Safe Communities Designation Emory Debra Houry MD, MPH Director, Emory Center for Injury Control Vice Chair for Research, Emergency Medicine Associate Professor, School of Medicine
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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
