The Health Care Sector: A Dialogue on Organizational Practices to Prevent Violence Against Women

Friday, June 22, 2007
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern Time (11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Time)

This web dialogue was an in-depth conversation following-up the May 3rd Prevention Connection web conference, “Organizational Practices and Violence Against Women: Implications for Prevention.” In this session we highlighted specific organizational practices from the health care sector to promote primary prevention of violence against women.

Recording:
A recording of this session is available at
http://calcasa.ilinc.com/public/recordings

Presenters: Larry Cohen, Rachel Davis & Greta Tubbesing, Prevention Institute

Host: David Lee, Prevention Connection

Guests:
Robert Ward, MS, Ed, American College Health Association
Jennifer Markowitz ND, RNc, WHNP, International Association of Forensic Nurses
Alicia Rangel-Perales, Kaiser Permanente Educational Theater Programs Northern California

Materials:

• Presentation Slides, 1 Slide Per Page [PDF]
• Presentation Slides, 3 Slides Per Page [PDF]
• PEACE Signs: Using the Power of Peer Theatre to Prevent Violence [PDF]
• “Before It Occurs: Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse” in The Physician’s Guide to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse: A Reference for all Health Care Professionals
• “Sexual Violence and the Spectrum of Prevention: Towards a Community Solution”, 2006
• Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Violence against Women: The Health Sector Responds, 2003
• ACHA Enhancing College and University Healthcare Providers’ Ability to Prevent Sexual Violence (2005-2007)
• ACHA Preventing Sexual Violence Guidelines Statement
• IAFN Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Project
• IAFN 2006 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Member Activity Report
• Jenifer Markowitz and Susan Chasson, Integrating Prevention Into Practice: An Introduction to Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Literature, Journal of Forensic Nursing Winter 2006 – Volume 2/Number 4.
• PEACE Signs: Using the Power of Theatre to Prevent Violence, nomination for Changemakers Competition No Private Matter! Ending Abuse in Intimate & Family Relations

Learning Objectives:

• Explore how to most effectively incorporate primary prevention into the health care setting
• Hear from those who have made changes for violence prevention in the health care sector
• Experiment with the use of technology

Prevention Connection is a national project of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault and is sponsored by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views and information provided in the listserv and web conferences do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. government, CDC, or CALCASA.