4028.1 Intersection between Intimate Partner Violence, Health & Health Sustaining Resources

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 8:30 AM
Oral
Child abuse/neglect data systems are expanding rapidly with increasing use of public health resources. The panel will present work with the National Child Abuse/Neglect Data System (NCANDS), CDC and definition of terms for surveillance, Hospital discharge data on fatal and severe injuries and an International study effectiveness of parenting education. Speakers will address the application and limitation of their work.
Session Objectives: Describe three applications for public health data or data management that could help child abuse prevention/intervention. Describe two problems with application of public health data for child abuse prevention. Describe one possible use of data in your work that might relate to child abuse (or other form of family violence.)
Organizer:

8:50 AM
Inclusion of HIV/STI Risk Reduction in Domestic Violence Support Groups
Susan B. Spencer, MSW, LCSW and Candace Robertson-James, MPH
9:30 AM
Integrating communication skills-building into a psychosocial support intervention for HIV-affected families—implications for family violence prevention
Cate Oswald, MPH, Mary C. Smith Fawzi, Eddy Eustache, MA, Ermaze Louis, MSW, Fiona Scanlan, MA and Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Family Violence Prevention Forum
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, Maternal and Child Health, Socialist Caucus, Social Work, Women's Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)