Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 245-251 , March 2000

Injury prevention and emergency medical services for children in a managed care environment

Presented at the American Public Health Association National Conference, Washington, DC, November 1998.

  • Jean D. Moody-Williams, RN, MPP

      Affiliations

    • EMSC National Resource Center, Washington, DC
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  • Jean Athey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Medical Services for Children Program, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD
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  • Barbara Barlow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Harlem Hospital Injury Prevention Outreach Program and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Donald Blanton, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Nashville Fire Department, Nashville, TN
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  • Herbert Garrison, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program, Greenville, NC
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  • Angela Mickalide, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Safe Kids Campaign, Washington, DC
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  • Ted Miller, PhD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Safety Network and National Public Services Research Institute, Landover, MD
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  • Lenora Olson, MA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Injury Prevention Research & Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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  • Danielle Skripak, MS

      Affiliations

    • Prevention, American Association of Health Plans, Washington, DC

Received 23 April 1999 ,Revised 7 September 1999 ,Accepted 5 October 1999.

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☆ Supported in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and project Maternal and Child Health Contract No. 240-97-0026 from the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (Section 1910, US Public Health Services Act), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau in collaboration with the US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Honoraria provided through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the authors to support the creation of the article.

☆☆ Address for reprints: Jean D. Moody-Williams, RN, EMSC National Resource Center, 8737 Colesville Road, Suite 950, Silver Springs, MD 20910; 301-650-8063, fax 301-650-8045; E-mail jmwilliams@emscnrc.com .

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 245-251 , March 2000

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