Calendar of Trainings and Events

Aug
27
Fri
Change Management Tools for Safe System Implementation @ Web/Virtual
Aug 27 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BJ11CRSyTjeIbwcDql_jYA

Other Notes: As communities seek to adopt more Safe Systemoriented approaches, they are likely to experience policy feedback andunanticipated outcomes. In this session, we explore how communities can equipthemselves with more integrated data, adaptive leadership methods, andsystems-oriented tools to help them evaluate and better manage the changeprocess.
Panelists:

  • Becky Naumann, Core Faculty at the Injury Prevention Research Center and Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill
  • Steve Orton, Senior Fellow at North Carolina Institute for Public Health and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, UNC Chapel Hill
  • Keshia Pollack Porter, Professor of Public Health and Vice Dean for Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

Moderator: SteveMarshall, Director of the Injury Prevention Research Center and Professor ofEpidemiology at UNC Chapel 

Sep
1
Wed
Student Research to Advance Mobility Justice @ web-based
Sep 1 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Sep
3
Fri
Providence Forge Seat Check Event
Sep 3 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

This is a FREE child safety seat check provided by NewKent County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia Department of Health, Injury andViolence Prevention Program, for parents and caregivers. Please bring thesafety seat instruction and vehicle owner’s manuals with you. The safety seatsshould be installed as best as possible. Technicians at the event will checkfor recalls and installation problems for you. All vehicles in line by 1:30pmwill be seen.

Sep
8
Wed
Healthy Aging Symposium @ Virtual
Sep 8 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm


Register to attend the 2021 Healthy Aging Symposium
 today!

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Trust for America’s Health are excited to co-sponsor the Healthy Aging Symposium on September 8 and 9. The 2-day FREE symposium will highlight the latest science, best practices, and innovative solutions to improve the lives and health of older Americans. The event will build upon the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and focus on addressing the social determinants of health to reduce health disparities and improve long-term recovery and resilience.

All are encouraged to register. Policy makers, researchers, and professionals from across sectors –including public health, aging services, healthcare, housing, education, transportation, justice, and recreation – will have the opportunity to connect and learn from each other. The Symposium will include a variety of session formats including keynote speakers, panels, round tables, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities.

Sep
9
Thu
Healthy Aging Symposium @ Virtual
Sep 9 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm


Register to attend the 2021 Healthy Aging Symposium
 today!

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Trust for America’s Health are excited to co-sponsor the Healthy Aging Symposium on September 8 and 9. The 2-day FREE symposium will highlight the latest science, best practices, and innovative solutions to improve the lives and health of older Americans. The event will build upon the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and focus on addressing the social determinants of health to reduce health disparities and improve long-term recovery and resilience.

All are encouraged to register. Policy makers, researchers, and professionals from across sectors –including public health, aging services, healthcare, housing, education, transportation, justice, and recreation – will have the opportunity to connect and learn from each other. The Symposium will include a variety of session formats including keynote speakers, panels, round tables, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities.

Parks as Community Infrastructure During and Beyond the Pandemic: Building Trust to Advance Equity @ web-based webinar
Sep 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Sep
11
Sat
GHSA 2021 Annual Meeting @ Sheraton Denver Downtown
Sep 11 – Sep 15 all-day

Visit https://www.ghsa.org/events/Annual-Meetings/2021 forregistration information

Registration Requirements: Join colleagues and partners fromacross the country in person in the Mile High City thisSeptember for the GHSA 2021 Annual Meeting. This year’s theme, “MovingMountains: Forging a New Traffic Safety Landscape,” speaks to important andcritical challenges we face as we emerge from a year of pandemic-related restrictionsthat changed the way people work, interact and travel.

General sessions will consider the rise in speedingduring the pandemic, the need to improve equity in traffic enforcement andhow states, law enforcement and first responders can prepare for automatedvehicles. Breakout workshops will examine timely traffic safety issues such asimpaired driving, speeding, pedestrian safety, equitable enforcement andfederal highway safety efforts. A list of workshop topics is available here. Attendees will come away with concreteideas to implement in their own work. The meeting provides a wide range ofsponsorship, partnership and exhibit opportunities for organizations to gainvisibility and access a key group of highway safety leaders.

Not sure if you’ll be able to travel? GHSA understands andis offering several pre-conference webinars that will enable you to participatevirtually or whet your appetite for Denver. See details of these webinars and stay tuned for additional speakers asthey’re confirmed.

 

Sep
14
Tue
Integrated LED Street Light Technology @ Virtual
Sep 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Registration Requirements: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metropolitan-washington-region-led-lighting-webinar-tickets-164189943541?utm-campaign=social%2Cemail&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=strongmail&utm-term=listing

Other Notes: Please join the Northern Virginia RegionalCommission, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and Clean EnergySolutions for a discussion of integrated LED lighting holistic streetlightconversion.

: Pearisburg Safety Seat Check
Sep 14 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

This is a FREE child safety seat check provided by CarilionChildren’s Safe Kids and the Virginia Department of Health, Injury, Suicide andViolence Prevention Program, for parents and caregivers. Please bring thesafety seat instruction and vehicle owner’s manuals with you. The safety seatsshould be installed as best as possible before attending the seat check event.Certified technicians at the event will check for recalls and installationproblems for you.

Other Notes: In response to COVID-19, all participants areasked to wear a mask if age appropriate.

Questions? Please contact Jill Lucas atjalucas@carilionclinic.org or 540-981-8075

 

Sep
16
Thu
VA Distracted Driving Summit
Sep 16 all-day

Registration Requirements: https://web.cvent.com/event/6f070b8c-51f8-4c0d-a35b-6b8df472fc0d/summary

Other Notes: This Summit will bring together industryleaders, scientists, educators, safety professionals, and law enforcement toshare ideas, gather information, learn about best practices and forge solutionsfor distracted driving. The goal will be for all attendees to return to theircommunities with fresh ideas and reasonable solutions for the distracteddriving issues in their area. A tandem goal will be for organizers to gatherinformation and knowledge on issues and roadblocks throughout Virginia in orderto build upon existing programs and design better educational opportunities forthe future.

Sessions will cover a variety of topics including thetechnology being developed to curb distracted driving, best corporate practicesfrom across the nation, what the research tells us, teen driver issues, lawenforcement efforts, and how to ultimately change behavior.