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Healthful and Safe College Life (EDCEP 103)
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Injury Prevention Module

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Vehicle Safety and Helmet Use
Violence Prevention
Other Campus Safety Issues

Vehicle Safety and Helmet Use

Seat Belts	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - www.saferoads.org/buckling National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - Safety Belts and Rural Communities - 2005 Report: www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/airbags/BUASBRural2005
Teen Drivers	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - www.saferoads.org/graduated-driver-licensing
Impaired Driving	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - www.saferoads.org/impaired-driving National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - The ABC's of BAC: www.stopimpaireddriving.org/ABCsBACWeb/page2.htm
Motorcycle Helmets	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - www.saferoads.org/motorcycle-helmets
Intersection Safety	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - Red Light Cameras - www.saferoads.org/red-light-cameras Red Light Running - www.saferoads.org/red-light-running-photo-enforcement Intersection Safety - www.saferoads.org/intersection-safety
Rollover Crashes	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - www.saferoads.org/rollover
Speeding	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - www.saferoads.org/speeding
Driving Related Issues	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - www.nhtsa.dot.gov National Survey of Distracted and Drowsy Driving Attitudes and Behaviors: 2002 - Executive Summary: www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/drowsy_driving1/ survey-distractive03/summary.htm Drowsy Driving: www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/drowsy_driving1/ survey-distractive03/drowsy.htm Distracted Driving Behaviors: www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/drowsy_driving1/ survey-distractive03/distracted.htm NHTSA Policy and FAQs on Cellular Phone Use While Driving: www.nhtsa.gov/Driving+Safety/Distracted+Driving/ Policy+Statement+and+Compiled +FAQs+on+Distracted+Driving University of Utah, Dept. of Psychology - www.psych.utah.edu - Fatal Distraction? A Comparison of the Cell-Phone Driver and the Drunk Driver - www.psych.utah.edu/AppliedCognitionLab/ DrivingAssessment2003.pdf Drivers’ Lane Changing Behavior While Conversing On a Cell Phone in a Variable Density Simulated Highway Environment - www.psych.utah.edu/AppliedCognitionLab/LC.pdf Distraction.gov - click on Distraction challenge to see if you know the laws of your state.
If You Want To Know More:	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): Driver Cell Phone Use in 2006 - www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810790.PDF Air Bags - www.safercar.gov/Air+Bags Tire and Tire Ratings - www.safercar.gov/Tire Graphic Rollovers - www.safercar.gov/Rollover 5-Star Safety Ratings- http://www.safercar.gov/Safety+Ratings (rate your car here!) Safety Belts and African Americans, 2003 Report - http://downloads.nsc.org/word/ Seat_Belts_and_African_Americans.doc Safety Belts and Hispanics, 2003 Report - http://downloads.nsc.org/word/ Seat_Belts_and_Hispanics.doc Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes as a Leading Cause of Death in the United States, 2002 - www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/ 809843.PDF Click It or Ticket - http://www.nhtsa.gov/CIOT Safety Belts and Older Teens - 2005 Report - www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/NewDriver/ beltsandTeenfacts/images/SafetyBeltsandTeens.pdf Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - www.saferoads.org National Safety Council - www.nsc.org

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Violence Prevention

Anger Management

American Psychological Association - Controlling Anger - Before It Controls You: www.apa.org/topics/anger/control.aspx

Campus Violence

Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention - Confronting Violence Head-on: www.higheredcenter.org/files/product/catalyst20.pdf

National Women's Health Information Center - www.womenshealth.gov/violence

Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence:
www.womenshealth.gov/violence/types/domestic.cfm
Dating Violence:
www.womenshealth.gov/violence/types/dating.cfm
Sexual Assault and Abuse:
www.womenshealth.gov/violence/types/sexual.cfm
Stalking:
www.womenshealth.gov/violence/types/stalking.cfm
Violence Prevention for Men:
www.womenshealth.gov/mens/topics/violence.cfm
Signs of Abuse:
www.womenshealth.gov/violence/signs
Get Help for Sexual Assault:
www.womenshealth.gov/violence/types/sexual.cfm
(scroll down page)
Get Help for Domestic Abuse:
www.womenshealth.gov/violence/types/domestic.cfm#b
Resources by State: www.womenshealth.gov/violence/get-help/resources-by-state.cfm
What do date rape drugs look like?
How can you protect yourself from being a victim of drug-facilitated sexual assault (date rape)?
www.womenshealth.gov/faq/date-rape-drugs.cfm

What Men Can Do www.mencanstoprape.org/images/stories/PDF/
Handout_pdfs/What_Men_Can_Do.pdf
Rape as a Men's Issue - www.mencanstoprape.org/images/stories/PDF/
Handout_pdfs/Rape_As_a_Mens_Issue.pdf

Search www.k-state.edu for health and safety resources.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

K-State's Safe Zone - www.k-state.edu/nonviolence/safezone

If You Want To Know More:

Campus Safety - www.k-state.edu/studentlife/campussafety/
Crisis Assistance - www.k-state.edu/studentlife/crisisassistance/
Safety/Security Report - www.k-state.edu/studentlife/reportsandpolicies

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence - www.nrcdv.org

Campus Violence White Paper - http://journals.naspa.org/jsarp/vol43/iss3/art2/ (only available through libraries)

www.mencanstoprape.org

Athletes as Men of Strength - www.mencanstoprape.org/images/stories/PDF/
Handout_pdfs/Athletes_as_Men_of_Strength.pdf

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Other Campus Safety Issues

Sun Safety	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Basic Information about Skin Cancer - www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info Environmental Protection Agency - SunWise Program - Health Effects of Overexposure to the Sun: www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvandhealth.html American Cancer Society - UV Radiation and Cancer - www.cancer.org/downloads/PRO/UV.pdf National Cancer Institute - What You Need to Know about Skin Cancer - www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/skin
Campus Fire Safety	U.S. Fire Administration - www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens Smoke Detectors: www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/all_citizens/ home_fire_prev/alarms Escape Planning: www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/all%5Fcitizens/ home%5Ffire%5Fprev/escape Fire Safety for College Students - www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/college Get Out and Stay Alive - www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-280.pdf People's Burn Foundation - www.pbfeducation.org/courses/igot2kno
Candles and Fires	U.S. Fire Administration - Candle Fire Safety: www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/all_citizens/ home_fire_prev/candle.shtm Candle Fires in Residential Structures: www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tfrs/v6i1.pdf
If You Want To Know More:	US Fire Administration - Summer Storm Fire Safety - www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/all_citizens/home_fire_prev/ holiday-seasonal/summer_storms.shtm Tornado Safety: www.ready.gov/tornadoes MedlinePlus Sun Exposure: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sunexposure.html Sunglasses, EyeCare America, Foundation of American Academy of Ophthalmology - www.aao.org/eyecare/tmp/Sunglasses.cfm American Cancer Society: What's Your Sun Safety IQ? (self-test) - www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/ PED_7_1x_Take_the_Sun_Safety_Quiz.asp? sitearea=PED Why You Should Know About Melanoma (complete with photos) - www.cancer.org/downloads/CRI/ Why_You_Should_Know_About_Melanoma.pdf National Safety Council - www.nsc.org U.S. Fire Administration - www.usfa.fema.gov