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EnHS At APHA 2008

EnHS faculty and students participated in several sessions at the American Public Health Association’s 136th Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, California, October 25–29, 2008. (see full presentation list)

Three members of the Division were also given special recognition at the event, receiving the following awards for public health scholarship and service:

Special Service Award - Nancy Nachreiner

Nancy Nachreiner, EnHS Professor, received a Special Service Award for Dedication and Outstanding Service to the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services (ICEHS) Section. Nancy has been Membership Chair for the ICEHS for the past 4 years.

Student Paper Competition Awards - Starr Sage and Quintin Williams

Starr Sage, a recent EnHS doctoral graduate and currently a Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota and Quintin Williams, also a recent EnHS doctoral graduate and currently a Research Fellow at the University of Illinois – Chicago were co-winners of the ICEHS APHA 2008 Student Paper Competition.

Sessions and Presentations:

Session: Workplace Violence and Injury
Monday, October 27, 2008

Kathleen Carlson moderated the session Workplace Violence and Injury

“Burnout: The Risk of Physical Assault”
Evette Pinder

“Association Between Per Student Expenditure, Resource Allocation, and Educators' Risk of Physical Assault”
Starr K. Sage

“Impact of written violence policies in educational settings on risk of physical assault against Minnesota educators”
Nancy Nachreiner (for Denise Feda)

“Hours of sleep as a risk factor for injury among working adolescents in rural Minnesota”
Deborah Merchant Langner

ASPH/Pfizer Public Health Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Monday, October 27, 2008

"New Approaches to Adult Learning: Using Digital tools for Hands-On Learning"
William Toscano

Session: Bullying and Violence Prevention in Schools
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

“Occupational Physical Assault and Violence Prevention Training: The Minnesota Educators' Study”
Nancy Nachreiner

Session: Suicide and Unintentional Injury
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

“Bystanding as a risk factor for injury of children on Midwestern agricultural operations”
Quintin Williams

Session: Violence Epidemiology
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

“Occupational Violence in the Schools: Impact of Environmental Factors”
Susan Gerberich

Session: Mental Health Section Posters VI
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

“Do different job stressors predict burnout in teachers who were physically assaulted versus those who were not?”
Evette Pinder