Injury Prevention Committee
The Injury Prevention Committee has members from various trauma centers around the state, and all are working to make injury prevention more visible in Michigan, while dedicating efforts toward reducing the incidence of preventable injury and death throughout the state. The members of the Injury Prevention Committee share success stories and strategies for developing new programs, determining injury prevention needs in their communities (based on local and regional data), creating educational materials, marketing their efforts, monitoring results, and quantifying their success. They also provide mentorship for new Injury Prevention Coordinators.
The Injury Prevention Committee is also responsible for planning an Annual Michigan Injury Prevention Symposium or other in person event. To that end, they conduct conference calls with members who are planning the details of this event, to gather ideas for speakers and topics, and to finalize an agenda. Check this website for specific details and the location for the annual symposium. Meetings are generally conducted by conference call.
For more information about specific injury prevention programs, see the Prevention pages on this website.
For information about the Injury Prevention Committee’s meeting schedule, contact the committee chair.
Committee Chair: Christina Cameron, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator – Bronson Methodist Hospital
EMAIL Christina
Chair-Elect: Anita Barksdale, BSN, RN, CPST
Injury Prevention, Education and Outreach Specialist – Trinity Health Oakland
EMAIL Anita
SUBCOMMITTEES —
Gun/Violence Prevention: Holly Alway
Injury Prevention Coordinator – Trinity Health Muskegon
EMAIL Holly
Chair-Elect: Kaitlin Morgan
Injury Prevention Coordinator – Henry Ford St. John Hospital
EMAIL Kaitlin
Heat Thermometer: Maurice Cox
Injury Prevention Coordinator – Trinity Health St. Mary Mercy Livonia
EMAIL Maurice
Injury Prevention Symposium: Katie L. Watson, BSN, RN
Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator – Henry Ford Jackson
EMAIL Katie
Older Adult Falls: Nicole Papelian
Coordinator and Injury Prevention Specialist – Henry Ford West Bloomfield
EMAIL Nicole
Stop the Bleed: Katie L. Watson, BSN, RN
Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator – Henry Ford Jackson
EMAIL Katie
Chair-Elect: Joseph Keen
Injury Prevention Education Coordinator – Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
EMAIL Joseph
Teen/Senior Driving Safety: Emma Chandler
Injury Prevention Coordinator – Corewell Health Grand Rapids – Butterworth Hospital
EMAIL Emma
Chair-Elect: Michelle Soho
Injury Prevention Coordinator – Corewell Health Farmington Hills
EMAIL Michelle
