Training Announcements
Vol. 56
November 9, 2017
 
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In this issue, you will find upcoming trainings on context sensitive design, street lighting, and safety countermeasures. Join the Safety Center on November 15, 2017 for our next webinar, Achieving Safety Results by Addressing Behavioral Issues .  This webinar will provide participants with information and resources on the role they can play to drive down fatalities and serious injuries through collaboration across the 4E's, behavioral funding sources, and education campaigns.

If you know of relevant trainings or events which are not included in our emails, please let us know so that we can add them. Also, if you know of sites, newsletters or other sources that we should monitor for upcoming trainings and events, please pass those along to us, as well. 
 
Sincerely,

Jaime Sullivan
Center Manager
National Center for Rural Road Safety
info@ruralsafetycenter.org
In This Issue

Competitions
Competition: Traffic Safety Scholars
Deadline: November 18, 2017
Organization: Lifesavers Conference, Inc.

Ever thought about a career in traffic safety? It's a multi-disciplinary field providing tremendous opportunities for advocates, business/finance/management professionals, communicators, educators, engineers, injury prevention specialists, marketers, planners, police officers, public health practitioners, researchers, scientists, and others who want to make a difference in people's lives. Government agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, and universities employ thousands of professionals who use their expertise to improve safety on our nation's roadways.

The 2018 Traffic Safety Scholars (TSS) Program provides awards of up to $1,000 to undergraduate and graduate students to help defray the cost of attending the Lifesavers Conference on Highway Safety Priorities on April 22-24 in San Antonio, Texas. You'll not only learn about highway safety issues from leading experts, but network with the largest gathering of highway safety professionals anywhere in the country.

For more information about this opportunity, click here .

Traffic Safety Weeks
Event: Traffic Incident Response Week
Date: November 13-19, 2017
Organization: The Traffic Incident Management Network

Every minute of every day emergency responders across the country work tirelessly to help save lives at the scene of traffic incidents.  Every year hundreds of emergency responders representing fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, towing and transportation agencies are struck and either injured or killed while responding.  This type of secondary crash intensifies the impact to communities, individuals and the economy.  We read about the tragedies causes by distracted driving almost every day and the emergency response community has the most to lose.

Help raise awareness about the dangers emergency responders face at traffic incidents this November 13th -19th.

For more information about this training, click here .
Event: Thanksgiving Weekend Travel
Date: November 25-30, 2017
Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

This Thanksgiving weekend, millions will hit our nation's roads, eager to spend time with family and friends. It's one of the busiest travel times of the year, and unfortunately more people on the roadways means the potential for more vehicle crashes.  

For more information about this training, click here .

Webinars
New
Webinar: Introduction to Implementing Context Sensitive Design on Multimodal Corridors: A Practitioner's Handbook
Date: November 9, 2017
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

This webinar will provide an overview of ITE's new handbook, expected for release in November 2017, on implementing context sensitive design along multimodal corridors in urban and suburban environments. This handbook builds on the recommended practices presented in the 2010 ITE publication, "Design Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach", and includes an expanded focus on topic areas such as freight accommodations, speed management, and context sensitive design in lower density urban and built-up suburban environments. A number of real-world case studies are also included in the handbook, to demonstrate the medium- and long-term impacts of successful context sensitive design projects. The webinar will provide background information on the topic of context sensitive design, as well as highlight the different technical areas and design issues addressed by the handbook.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Proven Safety Countermeasures (PSC) Webinar Part 1
Date: November 14, 2017
Time: 9:00 am to 10:00 am MT/11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: Kansas University Transportation Center

In 2008, FHWA began promoting a number of roadway safety treatments and strategies to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on all roadways, nation-wide. These are research-proven safety countermeasures that can be implemented to effectively address a number of safety focus areas including roadway departure; intersection; and pedestrian and bicycle crashes. The original list included (9) treatments and strategies. The list was updated in 2012 to add five (5) more, and then again in 2017 to add six (6) new countermeasures. Among the 20 are several crosscutting strategies that address multiple safety focus areas. State and local agencies are strongly encouraged to consider systemic implementation of these PSCs to improve their roadway safety goals.

The webinar will be offered in 3 sessions, each one hour long. It will highlight all 20 safety proven countermeasures with some examples.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: H ow to Survive and Thrive at the TRB Annual Meeting
Date: November 14, 2017
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET and Tuesday, December 19, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET that will help both new and returning Annual Meeting attendees get the most out of their meeting experience. The webinar will review issues related to planning for the meeting, including hotel reservations, airline reservations, and other basics; help attendees plan their schedules during the meeting; and explore ways attendees can optimize their Annual Meeting networking after they return home. Participants must register in advance. 

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Achieving Safety Results by Addressing Behavioral Issues
Date: November 15, 2017
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety

Rural transportation agencies are increasingly addressing safety in their planning areas and at a minimum, have usually adopted the State's zero deaths concept to frame their transportation safety activities. To achieve this vision, planners identify infrastructure solutions, but behavioral concerns, such as distraction, impairment, and unbelted drivers/occupants are also major issues in rural regions. This session will provide participants with information and resources on the role they can play to drive down fatalities and serious injuries through collaboration across the 4E's, behavioral funding sources, and education campaigns.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Street Lighting - Best Practices and Innovations in Illumination Technology
Date: November 15, 2017
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: $50 members/$85 non-members
Organization: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)

Join APBP for the exciting webinar on lighting innovations. The panel will address the UC Davis experience with a campus-wide exterior lighting retrofit that involved installing over 1,500 network-controlled LED streetlights, area lights, post-tops, and wall packs. The "ultra-smart" lighting system has reduced the campus's exterior wall-pack lighting energy use by 86%.  The presentation will also briefly address bollard lighting and programmable lighting. Listeners will get an update on the current state of outdoor occupancy sensing, both commercial market-wise and codes and standards, including current research and resources for streetlighting and circadian wellness. The panelists will address Seattle's 2012 Pedestrian Lighting Citywide Plan and the Seattle lighting design guidelines. The Plan includes maps with priority locations for pedestrian-scale lighting. Criteria include: pedestrian demand, socio-economic status, and street segment classification.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Large Truck Safety in Work Zones
Date: November 16, 2017
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

Work zones can create special challenges for drivers of large vehicles, such as commercial motor vehicles, due to space restrictions.  Road work must take place within highway rights-of-way and, often, within reduced numbers of lanes.  Understanding how work zones can be designed to maintain the efficient movement of large freight transportation vehicles within the restricted right-of-way space and to ensure that DOT and public works staff and highway contractors' employees can safely work within work zones can provide significant benefits for all work zone users.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Regulations and Policies Impacting AV/CV Introduction in Transit
Date: November 16, 2017
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm MT/2:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, November 16, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program  (NCHRP)'s  Web-Only Document 239 : Impacts of Laws and Regulations on CV and AV Technology Introduction in Transit Operations.

This webinar will discuss the changes in the way public transit agencies will approach operating policy with the introduction of connected vehicles (CV) and automated vehicles (AV) over the next few decades.  The results of the decisions transit operators make may affect employees, agency management structure, and transit patrons. This webinar will focus on key issues in areas such as AV technology evolution, safety considerations, workforce development, agency operating policies, and laws and regulations. The panelists will also present an action plan for resolving many of these issues.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Understanding and Applying Vehicle to Infrastructure Guidance
Date: November 16, 2017
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) Guidance can improve safety and mobility by accelerating the deployment of V2I communication systems and associated applications. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has developed draft V2I Guidance to assist transportation system owners/operators as they deploy V2I technology. This guidance, which has not been finalized, can help transportation agencies and tollway authorities understand what a decision to deploy V2I technology could mean to their region, prepare for emerging V2I/V2V technologies and leverage federal-aid funds for deployment. 

This webinar will describe elements of the draft V2I Guidance and resources available to transportation professionals, as well as commentary on the usefulness of the guidance and real-world agency experience.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Toolkit for Improving Safety for Roads and Intersection
Date: November 17, 2017
Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am MT/12:00 pm to 1:30 pm ET
Cost: $99 members/$149 non-members
Organization: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Traffic crashes that cause injury, death, and property damage can be reduced by improving local education efforts, increased enforcement and implementing engineering measures. A comprehensive program to reduce crashes by implementing engineering measures should find ways to improve safety and traffic operations at high crash intersections and at mid-block locations. It should also look at collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists. This webinar will discuss the best approach to identifying mitigation measures that can be successful in reducing collisions. It will identify the different types of measures that can be used depending on the historical patterns at a given location.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Proven Safety Countermeasures (PSC) Webinar Part 2
Date: November 28, 2017
Time: 9:00 am to 10:00 am MT/11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: Kansas University Transportation Center

In 2008, FHWA began promoting a number of roadway safety treatments and strategies to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on all roadways, nation-wide. These are research-proven safety countermeasures that can be implemented to effectively address a number of safety focus areas including roadway departure; intersection; and pedestrian and bicycle crashes. The original list included (9) treatments and strategies. The list was updated in 2012 to add five (5) more, and then again in 2017 to add six (6) new countermeasures. Among the 20 are several crosscutting strategies that address multiple safety focus areas. State and local agencies are strongly encouraged to consider systemic implementation of these PSCs to improve their roadway safety goals.

The webinar will be offered in 3 sessions, each one hour long. It will highlight all 20 safety proven countermeasures with some examples.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Educating Elected Officials: How to Impart Knowledge to Decision Makers
Date: November 28, 2017
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

As the professional voice of the transportation industry ITE members are encouraged to develop relationships with key decision makers to ensure that our voice is heard. This webinar will discuss the various efforts of the advocacy committee to foster such activity as well as focusing on the experiences of, Neil C Parrott, PE, PTOE, who is both an ITE member as well as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Examples of what the average ITE member can do to educate elected officials to sound transportation policy will be explored. 

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Improving Safety at Intersections
Date: November 29 - December 1, 2017
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: $290
Organization: University of California - Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies

About 65 percent of all crashes in urban areas and 40 percent of those in rural areas occur at or near intersections or driveways. Safety improvements at these locations have always been a priority and pose a challenge for most transportation agencies in California. Because crashes are typically complex events, a great diversity of mitigation measures have been tried with varying degrees of success, including the modern round-about. This workshop offers a range of guidelines, solutions, and strategies for reducing conflicts and crashes at intersection locations. Safety improvements appropriate for both urban and rural areas are explored.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Unpaved Roadway Safety
Date: November 30, 2017
Time: 9:00 am to 10:30 am MT/11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety, National Local Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA)

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the National Local Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA) are co-hosting a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. This webinar will provide an overview of safety concerns and potential solutions on unpaved roads. 
New
Webinar: Vision Zero for All Users: Lessons Learned and New Strategies
Date: November 30, 2017
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm MT/3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET
Cost: $149 members/$199 non-members
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

This webinar will focus on Vision Zero for vulnerable transportation users, such as pedestrians, as they operate in an environment with other modes of travel. A confluence of factors have recently led to rising fatalities and serious injuries for these users; this webinar will explore those developments, and underscore the importance of remaining committed to a Vision Zero strategy. Attendees will learn about the value of adapting a "safe systems" approach to their safety planning and programming efforts, along with some of the tradeoffs to different modes of travel that may result. Finally, several examples of successful projects will be presented, to demonstrate the real-world use of Vision Zero principles and dispel some of the myths surrounding their use.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Safety Circuit Rider 
Date: December 11, 2017
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MT/1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Local Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA)

The NLTAPA Safety Work Group will host a webinar on Safety Circuit Rider Programs on Monday. December 11, 2017 at 1 pm EST. The Connecticut and Iowa programs will be highlighted. Topics will include starting a program, challenges, lessons learned, and successes. Rosemarie Anderson of the FHWA Office of Safety will also join us. 

Registration for this webinar is not required. To join the webinar, click here .

Instructor-Led Trainings
New
Training: Roadside Safety and Guardrail Systems
Date: December 5, 2017
Location: Ontario, CA
Organization: University of California Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies

This one-day course offers students an opportunity to learn how to design more "forgiving" roadways-those that minimize hazardous installations and reduce potential for death, injury, and property damage associated with crashes. Instruction focuses on best practices in the design and evaluation of common roadside structures such as guardrails, concrete barriers, signs, light pole supports, and work-zone devices. This course is based on the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide, Caltrans Standard Plans, and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350: Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Roadside Features. Video presentations illustrate various safety devices and impact attenuators, to help students understand the dynamics of roadside crashes.

For more information about this training, click here .
Training: Transportation GIS
Date: December 5, 2017
Location: Roanoke, VA
Organization: University of Virginia Transportation Training Academy

This course is geared towards the intermediate level GIS user who wants to learn more about the unique aspects and concepts of transportation GIS such as linear referencing and dynamic segmentation.  Students will be provided information in lecture format as well as have the opportunity to apply real world examples using ArcGIS software and ArcGIS Online.  A number of federal and state transportation datasets will be shared and discussed, with students creating and publishing maps on the internet.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Training: Designing Safer Roads for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Date: December 8, 2017
Location: Orlando, FL
Organization: University of Florida, Florida LTAP

Pedestrians and bicyclists are susceptible to traffic injuries and fatalities, perhaps more so than 
drivers. Yet we design highways for the mobility of motorized traffic perhaps neglecting the needs of the most vulnerable, such as pedestrians and bicyclists. This course, instructed by Juan M. Morales, P.E., will teach participants how to diagnose pedestrian and bicyclist safety deficiencies and select the appropriate countermeasures to make conditions safer for all users.

The course includes an overview of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility requirements, work zone safety and a field trip where students will be exposed to various design elements. Engineering countermeasures will be emphasized but education and enforcement countermeasures will also be covered.

For more information about this training, click here.
Training: Highway Safety Analysis
Date: December 8, 2017
Location: Nashville, TN
Organization: Tennessee Transportation Assistance Program 

Transportation engineers have developed a system to identify and address roadway safety problems. The Highway Safety Analysis workshop will assist local and state level agencies with relevant information on the stepwise procedure.

The course's focus is on the identification of hazardous locations and counter-measures for alleviating the safety hazards. Other tasks that are needed to accomplish this goal include the management and analysis of crash records and also a before-after analysis of the results of implemented counter-measures.

This course will prepare one for taking charge of a roadway safety program either as an employee of an agency or a consultant. The topics covered by this course are included in the scope of the examination for PTOE certificate of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

For more information about this training, click here.
Training: Highway Safety Analysis
Date: December 21, 2017
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Organization: Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) 

This course introduces an engineering tool whose purpose is to address excessive traffic speed and/or cut-through traffic on residential streets. The course provides information that can help municipalities establish a traffic calming program for their roadways. This course defines traffic calming, describes various traffic calming devices, outlines potential positive and negative impacts on a neighborhood, and reviews a sample traffic calming program. It also investigates related issues, such as impacts of traffic calming devices on liability, roadway maintenance, and emergency service. Participants perform case studies, applying traffic calming measures to address traffic concerns.

For more information about this training, click here.
New
Training: Safer Roads By Design: Road Safety Audit
Date: February 26-28, 2018
Location: Alexandria, VA
Organization: International Road Federation (IRF)

Preventive risk assessment tools, such as road safety audits and inspections, are an effective and essential instrument to help road authorities reduce the number of crashes and casualties.

Risk assessment procedures can typically be applied at successive stages of road planning, design, opening and operations. They all serve the common purpose of identifying risk factors related to road design or traffic control that may lead to crashes, or make crashes more severe. In many cases, they help network road operators and city traffic departments identify engineering weaknesses and hazardous road sections, even in the absence of robust traffic injury data.

In 2015, 82.5% of countries worldwide reported implementing one or more of these procedures, yet over 70% of roads surveyed by the International Road Assessment Program are rated under 2 Stars in a 5 Star Rating System across at least one user category. These figures suggest a startling disconnect between the theoretical merits of road infrastructure safety management and the actual results experienced by countless road users every day.

As a global leader in road safety, the International Road Federation (IRF) is well positioned to present state of the art methodologies and cutting edge technologies that have been field tested to reduce traffic injury risk through auditing & inspections. Workshop attendees will receive the necessary theoretical background and applied practices, with specific application to the roads and highways of roads, to ensure their risk identification programs are effective and impactful.

For more information about this training, click here.

Conferences
Conference: 2017 Mid-year Safety Seminar
Date: December 4-7, 2017
Location: Houston, TX
Organization: American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

The Mid-year Safety Seminar provides an opportunity for Safety professionals in public transportation to discuss pertinent safety issues as well as learn from Federal and state partners, network, and gain important knowledge on safety issues. By participating in this event, it is a great opportunity to learn from Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) leaders on recently passed safety rules and regulations, Federal oversight, and technical assistance programs.

Further, at the seminar best practices will be shared by transit agencies and business members throughout the country in regards to Safety Management Systems (SMS), hazard and risk management, and safety training. The agenda includes speakers and presenters who are leaders in the fields of bus and rail operational safety, training, research, and safety management.

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting
Date: January 7-11, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 97th Annual Meeting will be held January 7-11, 2018, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program is expected to attract more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world.

 The meeting program will cover all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in over 800 sessions and workshops, addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. A number of sessions and workshops will focus on the spotlight theme for the 2018 meeting:  Transportation: Moving the Economy of the Future.

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: Safety Fest of the Great Northwest
Date: January 23-26, 2018
Location: Boise, ID
Organization: Idaho Technology Transfer Center

Safety Fest is an annual training event that offers free safety and health training to workers, supervisors, and managers of all levels. The Boise Safety Fest will be held January 23-26, 2018 and will include a vendor show on January 23rd and 24th.

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: ATSSA 48th Annual Convention and Traffic Expo
Date: January 26-30, 2018
Location: San Antonio, TX
Organization: American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)

ATSSA's Annual Convention & Traffic Expo is the premier event for more than 3,300 roadway safety professionals and transportation officials from across the USA and around the globe. The convention brings together business leaders, government officials, manufacturers, corporate roadway department personnel and all manner of people involved in nearly every aspect of roadway safety.

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: Public Lands Alliance Convention and Trade Show
Date: February 25 - March 1, 2018
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Organization: Public Lands Alliance

The Public Lands Alliance Convention and Trade Show brings together nonprofits, land management agencies and companies to learn, network and engage on public lands issues.

For more information about this conference, click here .
New
Conference: 2018 AASHTO GIS for Transportation Conference
Date: March 19-22, 2018
Location: Little Rock, AR
Organization: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials sponsors the annual GIS for Transportation Symposium. It is a chance for persons in government and private industry who are interested in the use of GIS for transportation purposes to get together and share experiences, see state-of-art software, and learn more about this field. Join your fellow professionals in addition to the 40+ exhibitors in the technology hall.
 
The Symposium offers keynote speakers, discussion forums, workshops, presentations, and a technology hall where exhibitors showcase their services. Organizations and individuals with information related to GIS in transportation are encouraged to share their experience by presenting at the Symposium. 

For more information about this conference, click here .
New
Conference: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Workshop
Date: April 8-12, 2018
Location: Portland, OR
Organization: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)

The CVSA Workshop is designed to help government officials, enforcement and industry continue to advance commercial vehicle safety. This is your chance to collaborate with your colleagues from all across North America to affect meaningful changes to the overall culture of transportation safety. Make plans today to participate in this enriching and engaging event.

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: 2018 Lifesavers Conference on Highway Safety Priorities 
Date: April 22-24, 2018
Location: San Antonio, TX
Organization: Lifesavers Conference, Inc.

The Lifesavers Conference brings together a unique combination of public health and safety professionals, researchers, advocates, practitioners and students committed to sharing best practices, research, and policy initiatives that are proven to work. You can't get the kind of information that is conveyed at this conference anywhere else at this value.

For more information about this conference, click here .
New
Conference: ITE Intermountain Section Meeting
Date: May 17-19, 2018
Location: Jackson, WY
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

The Annual Meeting of the Intermountain Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers is held in Jackson, Wyoming every May. Each year the Section solicits transportation professionals from within the Intermountain Section, as well as visiting professionals, to share technical transportation knowledge through 20-30 minute presentations. 

For more information about this conference, click here .
Conference: Center for Health and Safety Culture Symposium
Date: June 20-22, 2018
Location: Bozeman, MT
Organization: Center for Health and Safety Culture

Many of us working to improve health and safety are recognizing the role of culture to achieve and sustain our goals in public health domains such as traffic safety, substance abuse, interpersonal violence, and child well-being. The Center for Health and Safety Culture is committed to working with communities to transform culture so that healthy and safe behaviors are sustainable. To be effective using culture as a basis for promoting health and safety across multiple domains, we need to be aware of current research and best practices in transforming culture. Recognizing this need, the Center for Health and Safety Culture is initiating an annual symposium intended to support the evolution of science and practice in creating a positive culture to sustain safe and healthy choices.

For more information about this conference, click here .