Injury Prevention for Children & Teens
Injuries, such as motor vehicle crash, youth violence, and suicide, are the leading cause of child and adolescent death. However, almost all of these injuries can be prevented through the widespread application of evidence-based practices and policies.
Public health experts, nurses, physicians, social workers, teachers, child care providers, and parents all play a vital role in pediatric injury prevention. Despite its impact, very little training on injury prevention science currently exists.
This course lays a broad foundation for pediatric injury prevention and will increase your understanding of this major public health issue through powerful, concise, up-to-date lectures, interviews, and demonstrations from a multidisciplinary panel of nationally-recognized injury prevention experts.
This course is designed for multiple fields and levels of training, including healthcare, kinesiology, public policy, social work, pharmacy, dentistry, and psychology.The course is also appropriate for educators, coaches, child care providers, and parents.
Asa learner, you will have the ability to select all modules or individual topics that interest you most. Comprised of 8 modules, this course may be taken from the comfort of your home or office, and you can learn at your own pace.
Obtaining Credit for Continuing Education
Learners may apply for Continuing Medical Education (CME), American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part II, or Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) credit. See the FAQ for more information on each offering.
What you'll learn
- Key concepts for successful injury prevention in children and teens, including Advocacy at both the local and national levels and health inequities in injury
- Intentional injury prevention including Bullying, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, ACES and Child Maltreatment, Firearm Injury, and Suicide Prevention
- Transportation Safety, including child safety seats and teen driving
- Sports Concussion
- The Opioid Epidemic and Adolescent Substance Use
- Preventing unintentional injuries, such as Burns and Drowning
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An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.
Regional Injury Prevention Specialist $29k
Injury Prevention Specialist Fellow $30k
Trauma Registrar/Injury Prevention Coordinator $35k
Injury Prevention Specialist 2 $40k
Health Inspector, Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention $43k
Injury Prevention Program Coordinator $43k
Trauma and Injury Prevention Coordinator $47k
Injury Prevention Kinesiologist $49k
Injury Specialist $49k
Injury Adjustor $50k
Senior Injury Prevention Specialist $56k
Injury Epidemiologist $73k
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