Transcript Injury Control Resource Information Network - ICRIN A Road Map to Internet Resources for Injury Control © Harold Weiss, 1997

Injury Control Resource
Information Network
- ICRIN A Road Map to Internet Resources
for Injury Control
© Harold Weiss, 1997
Injury Control Resource Information
Network
Your Road Map to Internet Resources for Injury Control
Purpose
A dynamic and annotated list of Internet
accessible resources related to injury research
and control.
 Integrates and provide a one-stop directory of
major injury control related resources.
 Educational tool emphasizing fields diversity
 Orient “newbies” to the Internet.
 Foster communication over the Internet.
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What It Is
A set of text and graphic files written in
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
 Resides on an unaffiliated web server,
www.injurycontrol.com.
 Accessible by any WWW client in the
world.
 Internet “superset”
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ICRIN’s Internet Superset
Functional Integration of Key Internet Capabilities*
World Wide Web (WWW - compound documents)
 Gopher (hierarchical text file access)
 FTP (text, document, or program file transfer)
 E-mail
 List Servers (group E-mail)
 Newsgroups (bulletin boards)
 Telnet (remote computer access)
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*Requires graphical WWW browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape
Requirements
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Access to World Wide Web
– Direct connect or modem to Internet
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WWW browser
– e.g., Netscape, Mosaic, etc...
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Desktop computer
– MAC, Windows, or UNIX
Special Features
Clickable hypertext links
 Jump to indexes
 Integrated text, graphics, and sound
 What’s new section
 Threaded message lists
 E-mail capability
 Net Telephony links
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Main Index Categories
Federal Agencies (U.S.)
 Data and Database Sources
 Data Standards
 Publications and bibliographies
 Education and Training
 Conferences and Meeting Announcements
 Recent Research
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Index Categories (cont.)
Injury Prevention Academic Research Centers
 Grant & Funding Information
 Safe Communities links
 Professional Organizations
 Related Disciplines
 Safety Products
 Software and Related Research Tools
 Other Injury Related Internet Resources
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Index Categories
Injury Specific Resources:
– Fire Safety & Burns
– Transportation
– Safety and Occupational
Safety
– Poisonings
– Drowning
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Violence
Firearms
Product Safety
Rural Safety
Other
Example Links
Center for Injury Prevention and Control
 Occupational Injury & Illness Rates
 Census Bureau
 Federal Funded Research Database
 NCHS Advance Data
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Example Links (cont.)
Motorcycle Safety and Survival Archives
 Bicycle Helmets (WHO Initiative)
 PAV*NET - Partnerships Against Violence
 The Center to Prevent Handgun Violence
 NIH Grants and Contracts
 ICEHS Newsletters
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Example Links (cont.)
Global Emergency Medicine Archives
 Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury Resources
 International Society of Biomechanics
 List servers related to IC
 Newsgroups related to IC
 E-mail addresses
 Global Health Network
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Benefits
Centralizes access to IC resources on Net
 Inexpensive information dissemination
 Rapid information transfer
 Bridges gap between academia and local
practitioners
 Wider audience for IC information
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Injury Control Resource Information
Network
Your Road Map to Internet Resources for Injury Control