Webinar Invitation

Webinar Invitation

A Better Start:
Child Maltreatment Prevention as a Public Health Priority

Did you know some of the worst adult health problems in the nation can be linked to the toxic stress resulting from adverse experiences in childhood? Population health priorities, including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes are associated with harmful childhood experiences such as abuse or neglect.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Violence Prevention invites you to learn how your public health agency can make a difference in the lives and health of both children and adults at an upcoming webinar. James Mercy, PhD, and Jack Shonkoff, MD, experts in child maltreatment prevention and early childhood development, respectively, will discuss several topics including:
The important role public health agencies can and do play in preventing child maltreatment

The body of research linking harmful childhood experiences with long-term quality of life

How public health agencies can prevent child maltreatment by using the concept of safe, stable, nurturing relationships

The goals of this webinar are to develop a shared understanding of how the prevention of child maltreatment not only promotes optimal development but also reduces disparities in health and explore the important role public health agencies play in improving the health of children and families by preventing childhood abuse and neglect.

Speakers:
Ms. Francie Zimmerman
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation – Child Abuse Prevention Program
Dr. Jack Shonkoff
Harvard University – Center on the Developing Child
Dr. James Mercy
CDC – Division of Violence Prevention
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Webinar Registration:
Click here to register for A Better Start: Child Maltreatment Prevention as a Priority.
https://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=159449&sessionid=1&key=DDBEB6E113726F7D56FACB7EF6C3BA8D&sourcepage=register

Click here to learn more about CDC’s child maltreatment prevention efforts.
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/

Registration is limited. Those who register will also be notified when the webinar is archived and available for viewing after September 10.