Region 7: Injury Prevention Working Group
States:
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Year founded:
1994
Membership:
- State injury prevention directors
- State highway safety office representatives
- State Department of Transportation representatives
- State maternal and child health professionals
- Other state injury prevention staff
- Members of SAFE KIDS coalitions
- State poison control center staff
- Staff from CDC–funded injury control research center at University of Iowa
- Federal partners, including NCIPC, CPSC and NHTSA
- Children's Safety Network staff
Procedures and communications:
- Quarterly conference calls
- Biannual Midwest Injury Control newsletter
Selected projects/activities:
- Networking and problem solving
- Participation in regional conferences and meetings
For more information, contact Chris Hanna at channa@mphi.org or John Lundell at john-lundell@uiowa.edu.
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