Improving Road Safety in Developing Countries: Opportunities for U.S. Cooperation and Engagement, Workshop Summary -- Special Report 287 (2006)
Chapter: A Workshop Program
Appendix A
Workshop Program
Improving Road Safety in Developing Countries: Opportunities for U.S. Cooperation and Engagement
The National Academies
January 26–27, 2006
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Washington, D.C.
Room Wilson AB
Workshop Objectives: To frame the U.S. interests, activities, and capabilities with potential application to the problem of road traffic injury in developing countries. To present, discuss, and refine an inventory of U.S. federal government activities and expenditures on road safety in developing countries. To promote discussion and exchange among workshop participants representing government, industry, academia, nongovernmental organizations, and international organizations.
Agenda
Thursday, January 26
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8:45 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction to the Workshop |
Mark Rosenberg, Chair, and Executive Director, Task Force for Child Survival and Development |
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9:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
John Flaherty, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Transportation |
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9:35 a.m. |
The Scope and Character of the Global Road Safety Problem |
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The Problem and Its Economic, Social, and Human Costs |
David Bishai, Associate Professor, Population and Family Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University |
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Challenges of Scaling Up Knowledge Transfer and Investments |
Anthony Bliss, Lead Road Safety Specialist, World Bank |
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Discussion |
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10:35 a.m. |
Panel Discussion: Overview of Major International Initiatives: Objectives and Actions |
Moderator: T. Bella Dinh-Zarr, Director of Traffic Safety Policy, American Automobile Association |
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WHO/World Bank World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention: Framework and Recommendations |
Alberto Concha-Eastman, Pan American Health Organization |
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Regional Road Safety |
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Efforts in the Americas |
Maryvonne Plessis-Fraissard, Director, Transport and Urban Development, World Bank |
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10:50 a.m. |
Global Road Safety Facility |
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11:00 a.m. |
UN Global Road Safety Collaboration |
Maria Vegega, Chief, Behavioral Research Division, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
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11:10 a.m. |
Discussion |
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1:00 p.m. |
U.S. Government Activities in Global Road Safety |
Moderator: J. Michael McGinnis, Senior Scholar, Institute of Medicine |
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Why the Inventory Was Commissioned |
J. Michael McGinnis |
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1:10 p.m. |
Survey of U.S. Government Activities and Interests in Road Traffic Injury in Developing Countries |
Susan Gallagher, Senior Scientist, Education Development Center |
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1:40 p.m. |
Reactions to the Survey: |
Moderator: J. Michael McGinnis |
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Christine Branche, Director, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Marilena Amoni, Associate Administrator for Program Development and Delivery, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation |
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Nancy Carter-Foster, Senior Adviser for Health Affairs, U.S. Department of State |
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John Seibert, Assistant for Safety, Health, and Fire Protection, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense |
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David Abrams, Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health |
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J. Peter Kissinger, President and CEO, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety |
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Rochelle Sobel, President, Association for Safe International Road Travel |
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Discussion |
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2:45 p.m. |
Summary by Discussant: Nature of U.S. Interests, Gaps Between Interests and Activities |
Harvey Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine |
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3:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Cooperation Between High-Income and Developing Countries: Opportunities and Obstacles |
Moderator: V. Setty Pendakur, President, Pacific Policy and Planning Associates, Canada |
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Model Traffic Safety Programs Linking High-Income Countries with Developing Countries |
Adnan Hyder, Assistant Professor, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University |
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3:30 p.m. |
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Fred Wegman, Managing Director, Institute for Road Safety Research, Netherlands |
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3:40 p.m. |
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Mary Lydon, General Manager of Research, ARRB Group, Australia |
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3:50 p.m. |
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Henning Lauridsen, Chief Research Engineer, Institute of Transport Economics, Norway |
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4:00 p.m. |
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Avinash Sarna, Senior Consultant, Transport, Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats, India |
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4:15 p.m. |
Lessons Learned from Other Public Health Challenges (HIV/AIDS) |
Jim Yong Kim, Associate Clinical Professor of Social Medicine; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School |
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4:30 p.m. |
General Discussion: |
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What forms can U.S. road safety assistance take and how can it be delivered? How can the U.S. ensure accountability and measurable objectives in the projects it supports? How can collaboration among U.S. federal government agencies be promoted? How can U.S. organizations identify needs of developing countries? |
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5:45 p.m. |
Adjournment |
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Friday, January 27
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9:00 a.m. |
Summary of preceding day’s events and next steps |
Mark Rosenberg |
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Topical summaries by rapporteurs: |
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What is the U.S. interest in addressing the problem? |
Bella Dinh-Zarr |
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What forms can U.S. road safety assistance take and how can it be delivered? How can the U.S. ensure accountability and measurable objectives in the projects it supports? |
Tony Bliss |
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How can collaboration among U.S. federal government agencies be promoted? |
Mark Rosenberg |
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How can U.S. organizations identify needs of developing countries? |
V. Setty Pendakur |
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9:30 a.m. |
Discussion and Next Steps: A Prioritized Agenda |
Moderator: Mark Rosenberg |
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Noon |
Adjournment |
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