231888 Partnerships and Preparation: Experiences of the Safe States Alliance (formerly STIPDA) with Health-Related Report Cards

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Amber Williams , (formerly STIPDA), Safe States Alliance, Atlanta, GA
  
The Safe States Alliance (formerly the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association – STIPDA) formed a partnership with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in 2007 to provide accurate and timely information for the National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine, which includes a letter grade for the state's public health and injury prevention efforts. Many state health department injury and violence prevention programs were surprised by the release of the inaugural National Report Card in 2006, and some found that the information utilized to describe their state's efforts were not accurate. In response, Safe States shares data collected through the State of the States survey, a biannual assessment of state health department injury and violence prevention program capacity and functioning. Safe States has also created press releases and talking points for states to use in responding to internal and external inquiries about grades.

Learning Areas:
Other professions or practice related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe the experience of the Safe States Alliance (formerly the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association - STIPDA) in developing a partnership with the American College of Emergency Physicians to collect and share data regarding state health department injury and violence prevention efforts and funding. Describe efforts to help state health department injury and violence prevention programs prepare for and respond to health-related report cards.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I am the Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance (formerly STIPDA), which represents state health department injury and violence prevention programs. Safe States has partnered with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to provide data on the activities and funding of state health department injury and violence prevention programs for the National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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