Traffic Safety and Public Health Seminar
Agenda

8:00am - 8:30am

Registration
Continental Breakfast

8:30am - 9:30am

Opening Plenary and Welcome
Speakers:
Kevin Bakewell, Senior Vice President - AAA Auto Club South
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Representative
Ellen Engleman Conners, Chairman - National Transportation Safety Board

9:30am - 10:45am

Session One: What happens in a motor vehicle crash?
The physics of motor vehicle crashes will be explored during this session.
Speakers:
Sue Ferguson, PhD - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Mark Scarboro - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

10:45am - 11:00am

Break

11:00am - 12:15pm

Session Two: The Economic and Societal Costs of Motor Vehicle crashes.
This session will address the economic and societal costs of crashes including death or injury of family members, medical costs, loss of productivity and property damage.
Speakers:
Dave Snyder, Assistant General Counsel - American Insurance Association
Kathy Lusby-Treber, Executive Director - Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
Matt Shedd, National Board of Directors - Mothers Against Drunk Driving

12:15pm - 1:30pm

Lunch: The Public Health Connection
This session will be used to link traffic safety and public health.
Speakers:
Ann Dellinger, PhD, MPH - Centers for Disease Control
Bella Dinh-Zarr, PhD, MPH - AAA

1:45pm - 3:15pm

Session Three: Public Health and Injury Prevention
This session will provide the opportunity to talk about specific issues like seat belts, child safety seats, alcohol, speed as they relate to public health and injury prevention.
Speakers:
Jean Shope, PhD - University of Michigan, Transportation Research Institute
Doug Robertson, PhD. - University of North Carolina
Suzanne Hill - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

3:15pm - 3:30pm

Break

3:30pm - 4:45pm

Session Four: What can be done? 
This session will give attendees an opportunity to discuss examples of state laws, public education campaigns and increased law enforcement as tools to decrease injuries and fatalities from motor vehicle crashes. 30 minutes for presentations, remaining time will be spent in a facilitated discussion.
Speakers:
Bill Georges - Century Council
Robert Mikell - Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety

4:45pm - 5:00pm

Closing and Wrap-up