Delaware Coalition for Injury Prevention
Violent Injuries * Team
Team Leaders:
Michelle Arford-Granholm and Corporal Adrienne Owen
Member Agencies:
Beebe Medical Center, Connecting Generations, ContactLifeline, Delaware State Police, Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, Emergency Medical Services, Nanticoke Memorial, People’s Place II, Inc., and Wilmington Hospital.
Key Objective:
To impact the decision-making behaviors related to bullying, elder abuse, and assaults, as well as educating communities on primary prevention.
Key 2011 Projects:
- Develop statewide parent workshops on bullying;
- Educate Delawareans about violence through the TEACH VIP initiative;
- Increase the partnerships with communities, such as in the 19933 zip code;
- Plan additional primary prevention education strategies;
- Update the state’s injury prevention plan on prevention of violence; and
- Work on an elder abuse protection initiative.
Brief Project Description:
In collaboration with the team’s partners, the overarching project is updating the state’s strategic plan for the prevention of Violent Injury: Assault, Firearm, and Homicide for 2011 – 2016. Primary prevention will be highlighted through initiatives, such as implementing parents’ workshops on bullying, educating about the public on safety measures, and strengthening community partnerships.
Project Outcome:
The multifaceted interventions will be evidenced by: an updated team plan for the Delaware’s Coalition for Injury Prevention’s strategic plan, 2011 - 2016; on-line educational outreach via fact sheets and a TEACH VIP PowerPoint for prevention of violence; and the development of programs that help to decrease violent decision-making behaviors.
* Violent Injuries - Assaults, Firearms, and Homicides.
