DOH: Injury and Violence Prevention Newsletter

Resources & Updates: Oct-Dec 2022

Welcome to the Injury and Violence Prevention newsletter!

Below you will find resources on a variety of injury and violence-related topics.

If you have information, success stories, or events to share, please send them to jennifer.dieguez@doh.wa.gov.

Observances

October

• 1st -31st National Bullying Prevention Month | PACER

• 1st -31st Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHQ)

• 1st -31st National Pedestrian Safety Month | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• 9th -15th National Fire Prevention Week

• 12th Walk & Roll to School Day!

• 15th Home Fire Drill Day

• 20th ShakeOut Day

• 17th -21st National School Bus Safety Week

• 23rd -31st Red Ribbon Week

• 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

• National Substance Abuse Prevention Month

• National Crime Prevention Month

• Cybersecurity Awareness Month

• Domestic Violence Awareness Month

• National Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Month

November

• 6th -12th Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

• 11th Veterans Day

• 19th International Survivors of Suicide loss day

• 24th Thanksgiving

• 25th Native American Heritage Day​

December

• 4th -10th National Influenza Vaccination Week

• Dec 14th – Jan 1st Holiday Season Drunk Driving Campaign

• 21st First Day of Winter

• 26th Christmas Day

Conferences/Webinars

• October 6th 2 Perspectives, 1 Mission: Intersecting Injury Prevention Practice & Research Webinar | Safe States Alliance

• October 15th -18th: TBD Annual Training Conference on Drugs, Alcohol, and Impaired Driving (TBD) IACP, NHTSA

• October 15th-18th Fall Primary Care Conference

• October 17th The Disconnect between Public Health and Healthcare: Evaluating outcomes/impact for health system-based activities

• October 18th Building Connections: How Communities Can Use Federal Funds to Connect People to Place, Opportunity, and Each Other

• October 19th Detecting and Preventing Trauma-Driven Substance Use

• October 19th Walk, Bike, & Roll Webinar Series - Back to Basics: An Introduction to Safe Routes to School

• October 25th Peer Event: CIAO Time: A Quarterly Webinar Series: A Case-Based Approach

• October 25th E is for Evaluation: Using Data to Tell Your Safe Routes Story

• October 27th Suicide & Substance Use in Latino Communities: Culturally Grounded Approaches for Prevention & Treatment

• October 11th, 25th and November 15th Learning to Advocate for Children and Families: Brazelton Touchpoints Center

Articles

• Bullying at School: Resources and the Rights of Students with Special Needs

• Learn the basics about opioid overdose and what YOU can do at org.

• Read about statewide standing order for naloxone, making it available to all residents.

• Review the Good Samaritan Law FAQs for using naloxone

• Find more at Stop the Stigma: Tackling the Stigma of Addiction through Education

• CDC: Tribal Suicide Prevention

• CDC: Suicide Prevention

• CDC: Comprehensive Suicide Prevention

• CDC Feature: #BeThere to Help Prevent Suicide

Additional resources

• Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Primary Care Practices

• Adverse childhood Experiences and Suicide Prevention Rapid Response Training & Technical Assistance Tools

• NIOSH Ladder Safety App

• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Changes Phone Number

• Get Free Self-Tests for COVID-19

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, please contact 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline  

Connect with a trained crisis counselor. 988 is confidential, free, and available 24/7/365.

Visit the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for more information at 988lifeline.org.