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Violence and Injury Prevention Network
Colorado's Violence and Injury Community Implementation Group
Friday, December 13, 2019
Opportunity: Application Training Workshop Registration for the Crime Victim Services (CVS) Grant Program Funds
Thursday, December 12, 2019
New Advocacy Funding Opportunity: Application Details and Evaluation RFQ
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Opportunity: Colorado Healthy Youth Campaign Seeking Youth Panelists - Apply Now!
Youth Panelists needed!
Panelists can participate from anywhere in the state and will be paid $5 per poll and $15 per survey (via a Target/Amazon/etc gift card) and can earn up to $105 between December 2019 and June 2020. They will also have chances to win prizes for challenges and activities in their community. We are looking for diverse perspectives and young people from all backgrounds. Young people ages 12-20 can visit www.YConnectCO.com to submit a brief application. For priority consideration, youth should submit their applications by December 16th, 2019.
Panelists can participate from anywhere in the state and will be paid $5 per poll and $15 per survey (via a Target/Amazon/etc gift card) and can earn up to $105 between December 2019 and June 2020. They will also have chances to win prizes for challenges and activities in their community. We are looking for diverse perspectives and young people from all backgrounds. Young people ages 12-20 can visit www.YConnectCO.com to submit a brief application. For priority consideration, youth should submit their applications by December 16th, 2019.
Help us recruit young people ages 12-20 for an online panel!
SE2 is creating a panel of young people from across Colorado to provide real-time input on youth lifestyles and culture. We want to know more about the concerns and challenges youth face today. Youth panelists will participate in quick weekly online polls and have an opportunity to give input on materials for the Healthy Youth Campaign, including messages and ads. Members of the panel can also participate in content-creation challenges and local activations that will promote the campaign in their school or community.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
New RFP: Ensuring child safety in for-hire rideshare vehicles
BACKGROUND
Child restraint systems (CRS) are a proven method for reducing injuries to children. While there is little information on how CRS are used in rideshare vehicles and taxis, current data suggests that CRS use in taxis is much lower (5.9%) compared to personal use vehicles (92.8%) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0361198119843091. In the United States, rideshare vehicle use offered by services such as Lyft and Uber, has increased dramatically in the last few years. According to the Pew Research Center, in late 2015, only 15% of those surveyed said they had used these services (one-third had never heard of ridesharing); by the end of 2018, 36% had used such services and 3% had never heard of them. Rideshare use in urban and suburban areas seems certain to grow at a rapid pace. One issue that has received little attention is the transportation of children in rideshare vehicles, particularly child safety seat installation and use. Car seats, especially for toddlers and small children, can be bulky, heavy, and challenging to handle outside of the vehicle. Inside vehicles, the options for correct installation can be as varied as the combination of vehicles and car seats available, and traveling with two or more children adds to the complexity. Initial surveys that examined the issue suggest widespread regulatory inconsistency on child seat use and confusion on the part of caregivers and for-hire drivers. Moreover, there is a lack of research on best practice approaches for promoting child safety in for-hire ride share scenarios.
Child passenger safety inspection stations are places or events where parents and caregivers can receive assistance from certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) technicians. Prior research has suggested that primary care providers and child passenger safety technicians may be important conduits of child passenger safety information to caregivers, but more research is needed given the rapidly evolving rideshare environment.
For more information, please visit: http://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/179917.aspx
Monday, December 9, 2019
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Environmental Scan of Ride Share Services Available for Older Adults |
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Older adults (65+ years of age) in the United States travel primarily in privately owned vehicles, and they are most often the driver. This dependence on driving can pose both safety and mobility concerns for older adults. Older drivers, particularly those aged 75+ years, have higher crash death rates than drivers aged 35-54 years primarily due to increased vulnerability to injury in a crash. Age-related declines in vision and cognitive functioning, as well as physical changes, might affect some older adults’ driving abilities. There is a need to identify alternative transportation options that can improve safe mobility for older adults.
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To address this issue, CDC funded a study, resulting in a white paper titled “Environmental Scan of Ride Share Services Available for Older Adults.” The paper explores the potential for ride share services to promote older adult health and well-being by improving safe mobility. It was recently released by NORC at the University of Chicago and the Independent Transportation Network of America (ITNAmerica).
The paper has three objectives:
The paper is based on:
Download the white paper here and share with your networks to help them better understand the potential for ride share services to improve mobility for older adults.
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Friday, December 6, 2019
Webinar: Understanding and Preventing E-Cigarette Use Among Youth
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