Safe States Alliance

Injury and Violence Prevention Represented on Panel Addressing Community-Wide Prevention

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Friday, January 20, 2023
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The CPSTF is an independent, nonfederal panel of 15 public health and prevention experts from across the country representing a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in community preventive services, public health, health promotion, and disease prevention.

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  • The CPSTF is an independent, nonfederal panel of 15 public health and prevention experts from across the country representing a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in community preventive services, public health, health promotion, and disease prevention.
  • Among the current strongly recommended evidence-based findings are those related to traffic safety, motor vehicle injuries, health equity and violence prevention.
  • Given the enormous burden that injuries and violence pose on society, it is critical that this perspective is represented on the panel.
  • Injury and violence prevention (IVP) researchers and practitioners work across systems to improve the conditions that contribute to these problems.

Cities Across the Country Turn Green as Safe States and Other Organizations Unify Their Voices to Prevent Injuries and Violence

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Safe States joins other leading injury and violence prevention (IVP) organizations, such as the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Safe Kids Worldwide, the American Trauma Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, Be SMART -- a program of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research, the Trauma Center Association of America, JPMA Cares, and I'm Safe, to empower and equip communities to make a difference. Access the full list of organizations signing an NIPD letter of support here: https://bit.ly/NIPDletter

Key Points: 
  • It will mark the end of the 3rd National Injury Prevention Day (NIPD), a day where Safe States Alliance and the nation's top prevention advocates join forces and push for change.
  • Together we want to end the heartache left by preventable injuries and deaths from suicides, motor vehicle crashes, drownings, fires, drug overdoses, and more than 40 mass shootings.
  • Dr. Jones joins the country's top IVP organizations to sound the alarm about the need for and promise of prevention.
  • For more information about National Injury Prevention Day or to arrange an interview, please contact E. Lenita Johnson at 816-651-7777 or email [email protected].

Safe States Alliance Honors Injury & Violence Prevention Achievements

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Thursday, August 25, 2022
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Each year, the Safe States Alliance recognizes and honors members for their contributions to Safe States and their commitment to the field of IVP.

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  • Each year, the Safe States Alliance recognizes and honors members for their contributions to Safe States and their commitment to the field of IVP.
  • The following public health professionals will be honored for their significant contributions during the Safe States Alliance 2022 Annual Injury and Violence Prevention Conference taking place Aug. 31 - Sept. 2 in Orlando, Florida.
  • Formed in 1993, the Safe States Alliance is the only national nonprofit organization and professional association comprised of public health injury and violence prevention professionals representing all U.S. states and territories.
  • Safe States' mission is to strengthen the practice of injury and violence prevention and be the recognized leader and driving force in understanding and preventing injuries and violence, a leading cause of death for ages 1-64 in the U.S.

Respectfully, We Will Not Be Silent: A Call to Action to End the Violence Plaguing the U.S.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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How often can we make public statements, express our outrage, and still take no action?

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  • How often can we make public statements, express our outrage, and still take no action?
  • When will this country put politics aside and respond to the needless violence?
  • How do we keep from being complacent and move to meaningful action?
  • That is 120.5 firearms per person, more than 40 percent of all the civilian-owned guns in the world.

Nation's Health Officials Call for Greater Collaboration and Communication with Federal Government

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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"State and territorial health officials are alarmed by the number of policy decisions made by the federal government just last week without prior consultation with state and local public health officials.

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  • "State and territorial health officials are alarmed by the number of policy decisions made by the federal government just last week without prior consultation with state and local public health officials.
  • "Since the beginning of this pandemic, state and territorial health officials have urged federal leaders and given them the opportunity to improve lines of communication through standing consultation and information sharing.
  • Addressing this pandemic will take a strong national strategy that includes federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial health agencies working collaboratively.
  • ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice.

ASTHO Statement on Easing Public Health Measures Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

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Saturday, March 28, 2020
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Decisions to end or ease restrictions should:

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  • Decisions to end or ease restrictions should:
    Be made in direct consultation and partnership with governors and their appointed state or territorial health officials, emergency management officials, and public health and healthcare partners.
  • Account for the capacity of the jurisdiction to rapidly stand-up a public health response to contain new cases or respond to a new COVID-19 outbreak regardless of a risk designation.
  • ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ.
  • ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in state-based public health practice.