Title: MCH helps create a new Caucus on Family Violence Prevention
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Section/SPIG: Maternal and Child Health
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Family violence is a public health issue, but professionals work separately. The MCH Violence Prevention Committee began a process that joins MCH with members of Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section and other Sections, SPIGs and Caucuses. The goal is a new APHA Caucus addressing family violence prevention and intervention.
The MCH Section is a natural resource for issues addressing families with a unique role for topics including perinatal violence. The Section on Injury Control and Emergency Health Services is a major player addressing violence. Other Sections, SPIGs and Caucuses add their particular resources on domestic violence, child abuse and elder abuse. Several professionals said they will join or renew APHA membership to be part of this Caucus. Most will continue in home Sections adding resources as we work together.
APHA members who want to join should send an e-mail to Michael Durfee, MD, co-chair of the MCH Violence Prevention Committee, at <michaeld55@aol.com>. Identify yourself as an APHA member and state that you want to be part of this new Caucus on Family Violence Prevention. Include your name, title, address and phone. We will meet by e-mail and file papers to be an official Caucus.
Michael Durfee, MD
ICAN National Center for Child Fatality Review, Los Angeles
210 Starlight Crest, La Canada, California 91011
W (626) 455-4585 Cell (818) 388-2052
Michaeld55@aol.com