Getting to Zero Traffic-Related Deaths
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On Thursday, September 17, Dr. Frieden kicked off the first session of the Public Health Grand Rounds entitled “Getting to Zero Traffic-Related Deaths,” a presentation on motor vehicle safety sponsored by the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention (DUIP), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC).
This presentation is not available in video format. For presentation contents, see the presentation slide deck pdf icon[1 MB, 25 Pages].
- Grant Baldwin, PhD, MPH
- Director, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
- Ann Dellinger, PhD
- Motor Vehicle Team Lead, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
- David Sleet, PhD
- Associate Director for Science, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
- Justin McNaull, MBA
- Director, State Relations
AAA National
- Barron H. Lerner, MD, PhD
- Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of Medical Humanities, NYU Langone Medical Center
- Tanja Popovic, MD, PhD
- Scientific Director
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