Join EDC Virtually at APHA 2020
EDC public health specialists will present on a variety of timely topics at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo, to be held virtually October 24–28. The theme for this year’s conference is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence.”
EDC sessions will focus on home visiting services, social and emotional learning, suicide prevention, disability and youth substance abuse, and trends in teens’ use of electronic vaping products.
Explore all of EDC’s virtual presentations:
TIME | SESSION | EDC PRESENTERS |
Sunday, October 25, 2020 | ||
4–5 p.m. | Protecting and Serving the Vulnerable: Improving Interactions between Law Enforcement and People of Color with Autism | |
5:30–6:30 p.m. | Collecting, Analyzing, and Using Data in Suicide Prevention: Resources for Addressing Key Gaps in the Field | Kristen Quinlan, Julie Ebin, Jerry Reed, Kerri Nickerson, Amy Painter |
Monday, October 26, 2020 | ||
11–11:15 a.m. | Mechanisms Contributing to the Lethality of Suicide: Youth versus Adults in the U.S. | David I. Swedler, Ted R. Miller, Bina Ali, Bruce Lawrence, Jennifer Leonardo |
12:30–1:30 p.m. | Costs of Youth Violence Perpetration and Victimization in the United States | Ted R. Miller, Bina Ali, David Swedler, Jennifer Leonardo |
12:30–2 p.m. | A Statewide Model for Embedding Social and Emotional Learning into Schools – An Upstream Approach to Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion | |
1:12–1:26 p.m. | Social Perspectives of Disability and Youth Substance Abuse | Sarah Jerome, Shai Fuxman, Shari Kessel Schneider, Chelsey Goddard, Kim Dash |
5–6:30 p.m. | President Session: A Comprehensive Approach to Suicide Prevention | Jerry Reed |
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | ||
11–11:15 a.m. | Promoting IPV Prevention through Home Visiting Services: A Quality Improvement Collaborative | Zhandra Levesque, Emma McAuley, Patricia Finnerty, Rachael Glisson, Mary Mackrain |
1:15–1:30 p.m. | Trends in Use of Electronic Vapor Products by Sociodemographic Groups: Findings from a Regional Census of High School Youth | Shari Kessel Schneider, Melanie Miller, Kim Dash |
6:30–7 p.m. | Suicide as a Public Health Issue (“Geeks Meet” session) | Kerri Nickerson, Jerry Reed, Kristen Quinlan |
7–7:15 p.m. | The Impact of COVID-19 on Suicide: What We Know and How We Can Address It | Kerri Nickerson, Kristen Quinlan |