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Training
The Indian Health Service has a comprehensive Injury Prevention Training Program that offers a variety of courses for various levels of experience.
IHS Injury Prevention courses are offered tuition-free to all Indian Health Service and direct-service Tribal personnel.
Visit Environmental Health Support Center Training for the class schedules and registration.
Upcoming Courses
- Designing and Implementing Injury Surveillance Systems in Indian Country, Jan 29-31, 2019
- Introduction to Injury Prevention, Feb 12-14, 2019
- Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities , Mar 31-Apr 02, 2019, Louisville, KY
- AI/AN IP Conference, July 23-25, 2019, Denver, CO -- details TBA
Injury Prevention Training
Introduction to Injury Prevention (Level 1)
- Description: introduces the core components of the public health approach to preventing injuries among American Indians/Alaska Natives
- Learning outcomes: interpret injury data; Identify causes of injuries; describe the process to work with injury coalitions to plan for the implementation, evaluation, marketing and advocacy of injury prevention programs
- Target audience: tribal health board members, health directors, tribal council members, IHS environmental health personnel, and tribal injury prevention staff
- Length: 3 or 3 1/2 days; Continuing Education Units: 2.0
Intermediate Injury Prevention (Level 2)
- Description: reviews the basics of data interpretation, coalition building, program planning, evaluation, marketing and advocacy
- Learning outcomes: characterize the complex causes of injury; describe strategies for coalition maintenance; demonstrate web-based data identification tools; describe basic data collection techniques; outline process and impact evaluation methods
- Target audience: tribal health board members, health directors, tribal council members, IHS environmental health personnel, and tribal injury prevention staff who completed the Introduction to Injury Prevention course
- Length: 3 or 3 1/2 days; Continuing Education Units: 2.0
Injury Prevention Fellowship Program
The IHS Injury Prevention Fellowship Program is a 12-month advanced learning experience for individuals promoting injury prevention in American Indian/Alaska Native communities.
Learn more about the Fellowship Program
Safe Native American Passengers (SNAP)
SNAP is a one day course designed as a culturally appropriate introduction to child passenger safety in tribal communities. SNAP is intended for anyone who works with families and children in tribal communities.
