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Training and EducationNote: As of July 1, 2012, the Office of Injury Prevention became the Injury Prevention Program. Documents and activities finalized prior to this date will retain "Office of Injury Prevention". Upcoming Training OpportunitiesTo view future training opportunities, please see the Calendar of Events. Injury Prevention 101In March 2004, the Office of Injury Prevention (now the Injury Prevention Program) was awarded a $12,000 one year mini-grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to increase injury prevention awareness among emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. An eight-hour injury prevention course was created based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Public Information, Education and Relations (PIER) for Emergency Medical Services Curriculum-Injury Prevention Modules. A panel of 25 emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics was established to develop the course. The panel met in Jacksonville on May 26–27, 2004 and developed a “PIER” for EMS course for statewide implementation. The course was offered to over 100 individuals (mostly EMS personnel) between July 2004 and February 2005. Several of the non-EMS employees who took the course were members of the Florida Injury Prevention Advisory Council (FIPAC.) FIPAC serves in an advisory capacity to the Office of Injury Prevention. After completing the course, several FIPAC members suggested, that with some changes, the PIER course could be used to educate the broader injury prevention workforce. The Injury Prevention 101 course was developed from the foundation of the previous PIER course, by FIPAC faculty, in conjunction with the Office of Injury Prevention. The inaugural course was taught on May 16, 2006, the second course was held on May 15, 2007 and the third course was held on May 20, 2008. The first three courses were held in Tampa, Florida. The 2009 Injury Prevention 101 course was held on May 12, 2009 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The 2010 Injury Prevention 101 course was held on April 27, 2010, as a live satellite broadcast and web cast. Over 590 individuals participated in the 2010 course, including individuals from Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey and Oklahoma. To date, approximately 940 people from FIPAC, EMS, fire rescue, universities, county health departments, hospitals, injury survivors, nurses, and physicians have been trained in injury prevention basics as the result of this initiative. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this program by phone or in writing. For more information on the Injury Prevention 101 course, or to request a copy of the 2010 course on DVD, please contact the Injury Prevention Program or call (850)245-4440. Senior Falls PreventionSince 2008, the Florida Department of Health, Office of Injury Prevention (now the Injury Prevention Program) and the Florida Department of Elder Affairs have sponsored an annual educational program for senior falls prevention. Additional information on senior falls prevention trainings can be found on the Senior Falls Prevention Training page. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this program by phone or in writing. For more information on senior falls prevention trainings, contact the Injury Prevention Program or call (850)245-4440. Drowning Prevention Marketing SymposiumDuring the summer of 2006, the Office of Injury Prevention (now the Injury Prevention Program) and the Florida Injury Prevention Advisory Council held a marketing symposium focusing on drowning prevention for children under the age of 4. The first marketing symposium brought 26 drowning prevention stakeholders together to begin working on eliminating these needless deaths. The second marketing symposium was held on July 18, 2007, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Speakers from the Water Watcher’s Program in Phoenix, Arizona discussed their long-term commitment to drowning prevention and shared their successes that resulted in zero drownings from May to August 2006. The third marketing symposium was held in conjunction with the Florida Swimming Pool Association’s Safety Forum, a partnership that was a direct result of the second Drowning Prevention Marketing Symposium. The 2008 Swimming Pool and Water Safety Conference, held in Orlando, Florida on April 10 and 11, 2008 brought together public and private businesses. On May 29, 2009, the fourth marketing symposium, the 2009 Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Marketing Symposium was held in Tampa, Florida The fifth marketing symposium was held on June 2, 2010, at Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Speakers included representatives from: Ron Sachs Communication; the Florida Swimming Pool Association; Broward. Collier and Lee county health departments; and the Children’s Services Council of Broward County. *Note: As of July 1, 2012, the Office of Injury Prevention became the Injury Prevention Program. Documents and activities finalized prior to this date will retain "Office of Injury Prevention".
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this program by phone or in writing. For more information on the Marketing Symposium, contact the Injury Prevention Program or call (850)245-4440. Drug Abuse AwarenessOn March 21, 2012, the Florida Department of Health, Office of Injury Prevention (now the Injury Prevention Program) and the Florida Medical Association co-sponsored an education program to provide medical professionals with an overview on drug abuse. This program aired during National Poison Prevention Week, as a live webcast. Additional information on this training can be found on the Drug Abuse Awareness page. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this program by phone or in writing. For more information on the Drug Abuse Awareness webcast, or to request a copy of the webcast, contact the Injury Prevention Program or call (850)245-4440. Human Trafficking AwarenessOn January 6, 2011, the Florida Department of Health, Office of Injury Prevention (now the Injury Prevention Program) and Sexual Violence Prevention Program sponsored an educational program to provide medical professionals with a general overview of human trafficking. This program aired during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The program was a live satellite broadcast and a webcast. Additional information on the broadcast can be found on the Human Trafficking Awareness page. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this program by phone or in writing. For more information on the Human Trafficking Awareness satellite broadcast and webcast, or to request a copy of the broadcast, contact the Injury Prevention Program or call (850)245-4440. Self Injury: Testimony, Insight, and Critical IssuesOn June 30, 2009, “Self Injury: Testimony, Insight, and Critical Issues” was broadcast to provide quality education and information regarding the incidence and factors in self injury and to understand the relationship between self injury and suicide. The broadcast was sponsored by the Florida Department of Health’s (DOH) Distance Learning Satellite Network, the Office of Performance Improvement and Children’s Medical Services (CMS), Division of Prevention & Intervention in collaboration with DOH/Office of Injury Prevention (now the Injury Prevention Program), Florida Department of Children and Families, and Florida Office of Drug Control/Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention. *Note: As of July 1, 2012, the Office of Injury Prevention became the Injury Prevention Program. Documents and activities finalized prior to this date will retain "Office of Injury Prevention". A recording of this broadcast can be viewed on the site below. (Running Time: 1:24:34) Self Injury: Testimony, Insight, and Critical Issues Broadcast This training offers insight into the following: incidence and factors in self injury, new breed of self injurer, relationship between self injury and suicide, major theories of self injury, and the school’s role in intervention and developing policies and procedures. The training also includes testimonies from two college students who have successfully coped with self injury. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this program by phone or in writing. For more information on the Self Injury: Testimony, Insight and Critical Issues satellite broadcast and webcast, please contact the Injury Prevention Program or call (850)245-4440. |
