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The Cost of Violence in the United States
Updated Fact Sheet Summarizes the Cost of Violence in the
Violence-related injuries, including suicide, adversely affect the health and welfare of all Americans through premature death, disability, medical costs, and lost productivity. This fact sheet provides information about costs of violence in The fact sheet shows that total costs associated with nonfatal injuries and deaths due to interpersonal and self-directed violence in 2000 were more than $70 billion. Most of this cost ($64.8 billion or 92%) was due to lost productivity. However, an estimated $5.6 billion was spent on medical care for the more than 2.5 million injuries due to interpersonal and self-directed violence. Self-inflicted injuries, such as suicide and attempted suicide, cost Americans $33 billion annually ($32 billion in productivity losses, $1 billion in medical costs). Interpersonal violence, such as homicide, child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and other types of assaults, cost Americans $37 billion ($33 billion in productivity losses, $4 billion in medical treatment). View the fact sheet by clicking on the link below or visiting www.cdc.gov/injury. Pre-conference #1: "Understanding the Legislative Process and the Role of Science"
Presenter: Annie Toro
Annie Toro, J.D., M.P.H. is the Associate Executive Director for Public Interest Government Relations and Director, Congressional Fellowship Program at the American Psychological Association. This half-day training session will provide participants with an overview of the federal legislative process and effective strategies for informing and influencing federal policy makers. The workshop will include an opportunity for hands-on experience delivering scientific information to policymakers using an example of a detailed briefing regarding a timely federal policy issue.
Pre-conference #2: "Strategies and Opportunities for Impact"
Presenter: Brian Wilcox and Jon Baron
Jon Baron, J.D. is Executive Director of the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, a non-profit non-partisan organization in Washington D.C. Brian Wilcox is Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska and Director of the University’s Center on Children, Families and the Law and chair of UNL’s Family Research and Policy Initiative. This half-day training will build from the morning session to provide participants with information regarding the multiple opportunities available, including those beyond the legislative process, for researchers and prevention scientists to be involved in affecting policy and practice. The workshop will focus on how research can be used to have a meaningful impact on policy and factors that relate to successful (and unsuccessful) use of research in guiding policy. The stages of policy making, from problem definition to the regulatory process and implementation and evaluation will be discussed. Workshop participants will have the opportunity for hands on experience in developing effective communication strategies.
Online Training/Webinars
The following are resources for web-based training on advocacy and educating legislators.
10/10/2007
Presented at the 2007 National Injury and Violence Prevention Research Conference in October 2007 which was sponsored by Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH and SAVIR (Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research) by Linda Degutis, DrPH, MSN, Associate Professor of Surgery and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine 4/10/2007
Mark Mioduski, BA, MPA Vice President, Cornerstone Government Affairs A report by Mark Mioduski, BA, MPA, Vice President, Cornerstone Government Affairs. This webinar was sponsored by "SAFEUSA ~ SAFETY MATTERS” Building Effective Advocacy: Lessons from Fire Services, Health Promotion and Home Safety6/29/2006
Presentatons by Elaine Auld, Bill Webb, and Patricia H. Adkins on "Lessons from Fire Services," "Health Promotion," and "Promotion and Home Safety."
Elaine Auld, Executive Director, Society for Public Health Education
Bill Webb, Executive Director, Congressional Fire Services Institute Patricia H. Adkins, Chief Operating Officer, Home Safety Council Legislative Updates
Please contact us if you have national, state, or local legislative information that would be of interest to the youth violence prevention community.
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and the Center for Injury Research and Control