A major medical breakthrough: The health care sector and violence prevention

Friday, October 9, 2009: 10:40 AM-12:00 PM
Edgewood A/B (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Speaker:
Cathy Plourde, MA, Theatre, and, Social, Change, Add Verb Productions

Author:
Karen Ball, n/a, Add Verb Productions


Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Description:
A Major Medical Breakthrough is a 40-minute interactive performance that focuses on the health care sector's currently underutilized role in violence intervention and prevention. The program presents personal, societal and systemic barriers to addressing interpersonal and sexual violence as well as provides specific strategies and best practices for overcoming these obstacles.