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Purpose: Develop and distribute medical safe driving performance guidelines and sponsor second New Hampshire Safe Driving Summit.

Background: 2003 NH PHA received a minigrant that supported first Impaired Driving Summit in New Hampshire 200 attendees from a broad spectrum from law enforcement, educators, treatment and prevention. Request for annual conference with next conference looking at other driving impairments and medical issues as well as alcohol. As much as 60 percent of fatal crashes involve impairment. New Hampshire lacks medical guidance for safe driving performance.

Total funding

APHA-NHTSA Mini grant $7500.

$4700 targeted towards conference activities

Remainder aimed at printing, marketing and outreach

Sponsorship offer from the Northeast Foundation for Health care Quality

$5000 to support conference

Conference targeted for December

Participating Groups

Intersections Project, New Hampshire Medical Society, Injury Prevention Center, CHI, DHHS and State Injur Prevention, New Hampshire Highway Safety, Department of Safety, Drivability, New Hampshire Driver Educator Association, Keene State College, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical School, Littleton Hospital, Numerous New Hampshire Legislators, Nashua Division of Public Health and Nashua Police Department, Region I NHTSA, Safety and Health Council of New Hampshire and the North Country Health Consortium

Immediate Activities

Circulate existing medical guidance from other states and sources.

Development of Conference Topic List and Key Speakers

Abstract solicitation