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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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3031.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Intimate partner violence is a serious public health problem. According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly 5.3 million intimate partner victimizations occur each year among U.S. women ages 18 and older. This violence results in nearly 2 million injuries and nearly 1,300 deaths. This session discusses many of the issues related to preventing, tracking, and helping those that have been affected by this problem. | |||
| Learning Objectives: By the end of this session the participants should be able to 1. summarize the current research concerning intimate partner violence with various populations groups such as African-Americans and police officers; 2. identify components of a successful intimate partner violence prevention programs for both the victim and the perpetrator; and 3. describe challenges and barriers to intimate partner violence prevention efforts. | |||
| Helen E. Straus, MD, MS | |||
| Social norms about firearm removal following domestic violence incidents Susan B. Sorenson, PhD | |||
Reports of Intimate Partner Violence Made Against Police Officers ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Robyn R.M. Gershon, MHS DrPH, Michael Tiburzi, MA, DO, Susan X. Lin, MPH, Melissa Erwin, BA | |||
| Unique perspectives: Advantages of using qualitative methods to explore the experiences of African-American survivors of intimate partner violence Katherine E. Morrison, MS, PhD | |||
| Efficacy of a computerized stage-matched intervention for domestic violence offenders: Preliminary findings Deborah A. Levesque, PhD, Mary-Margaret Driskell, MPH, Patricia H. Castle, BA, R. Neil Greene, BA, James O. Prochaska, PhD, Janice M. Prochaska, PhD | |||
| Innovative technology for a domestic violence program: A partnership between new york city health and hospitals corporation and the mayor’s office to combat domestic violence Consuelo Dungca, RN, EdD, Tracey L. Weber, MPH | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Injury Control and Emergency Health Services | ||
| Endorsed by: | APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Academic Public Health Caucus; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Epidemiology; Maternal and Child Health; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA