Various items of interest (I hope) gleaned from web, etc. […]
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This blog is a compendium of redcent web articles with a few pithy comments and an invitation to respond. […]
Writing tip (3)
Writing texts remind us that ‘data’ are plural; datum is singular. Yet most writers insist on using data in the singular e.g., the data is clear. When is the last time you read ‘the datum is…’? I give up! This is yet another battle where common use must be declared the winner. […]
Writing tips (I)
Writing tip I doubt if the vast majority of majorities are vast. “vast majority” is a cliché; Surely there are some majorities that are simply majorities or large. Avoid clichés like the plague! […]
Upcoming courses (2)
May 30-June 24 – Course on Economic Evaluation of Health, Safety, and Environmental Programs in Europe and the United States ECIP, in collaboration with the Indiana University School of Policy and Environmental Analysis, offers this course that will include injury topics among the health improvement cases studied. American and Spanish faculty will teach the course […]
Upcoming courses (1)
May 5 – 6 and May 10-11- AIS 2005 update 2008 coding courses European Center for Injury Prevention (ECIP) with AAAM offers AIS coding courses The AIS 2005 update 2008 has been translated into Spanish under the auspices of AAAM and ECIP. The courses are primarily intended for professionals involved in the coding of injury […]
Shamefaced! correcting an error
I should know better! I do know better! I complain when non-Canadians assume Montreal is only a few miles from Vancouver. I should not be so smug: Dunedin is NOT Auckland! My sincere apologies. In Injury Prevention, February 2011 the Global News Highlights section included the sentence “Hank Weiss is his successor as Director of […]
More on drowning prevention: from the Am Acad Pediatrics
In its new policy, the AAP restates that most children age 4 and older should learn to swim, but it is now more open toward classes for younger children. This reversal is based on new evidence shows that children ages 1 to 4 may be less likely to drown if they have had formal swimming […]
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Launches Teen Driving Website
The indefatiguable Flaura Winston has another initiative@ The Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute has launched an award-winning website with research-based information and tools created to help teens stay safe on the road (www.teendriverssource.org). The site includes educational resources, statistics, facts, and more to help users. Over […]
Pool safety statement from Safe Kids New Zealand
Drowning in swimming pools is a significant cause of preventable deaths and hospitalisations among children in New Zealand. 61% of those who drown in home swimming pools in New Zealand are under 5. Much evidence shows that completely enclosing a swimming pool with four sided fencing and isolating it from the home is the most […]