Young Researchers Forum

GI-Days 2007 – Young Researchers Forum

Modeling Injury Severity of Young Drivers Using Highway Crash Data from Kansas

The Transportation Research Forum, founded in 1958, is an independent, nonprofit organization of transportation professionals who conduct, use, and benefit from research. Its purpose is to provide an impartial meeting ground for carriers, shippers, government officials, consultants, university researchers, suppliers, and others seeking exchange of information and ideas related to both passenger...

Oral health and the aboriginal child: a forum for community members, researchers and policy-makers.

The Oral Health and the Aboriginal Child forum was held June 7–8, 2007, at the Manitoba Institute of Child Health in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The focus of this event was the oral health of young Aboriginal Canadians. While most Canadian children experience little or no dental caries during early childhood, a shocking number of children still suffer extensive tooth decay. This disparity is most appar...

Involvement of stakeholders in determining health priorities of adolescents in rural South Africa

BACKGROUND When developing intervention research, it is important to explore issues from the community perspective. Interventions that promote adolescent health in South Africa are urgently needed, and Project Ntshembo ('hope') aims to improve the health of young women and their offspring in the Agincourt sub-district of rural northeast South Africa, actively using stakeholder involvement throu...

Peer Communication in Online Mental Health Forums for Young People: Directional and Nondirectional Support

BACKGROUND The Internet has the potential to help young people by reducing the stigma associated with mental health and enabling young people to access services and professionals which they may not otherwise access. Online support can empower young people, help them develop new online friendships, share personal experiences, communicate with others who understand, provide information and emotio...