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2004. 4. 19 ]
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WORLD HEALTH DAY
2004 ］
April 7th is World
Health Day, and
the World Health
Organization (WHO)
has dedicated World
Health Day 2004
to the theme of
road safety. MADD
is proud to join
WHO and the Pan
American Health
Organization in
the kick-off of
World Health Day
2004 and help focus
international attention
on issues of traffic
safety, including
alcohol-related
crashes, which account
for 41 percent of
all traffic fatalities
in the United States.
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TAKE ACTION for
victims' rights
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In two weeks, the
victims' rights
constitutional amendment
will be heard on
the Senate floor.
This amendment would
help protect crime
victims' rights
to be notified,
present, and considered
in criminal cases,
something that is
lacking in current
law.
This is the first
time this amendment
has come to a vote
in the full Senate
and we need to persuade
undecided senators
to vote for the
amendment.
>>we
need your voice.
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□［Ralph
Hingson Joins NIAAA
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MADD National Advisory
Board Member Dr.
Ralph Hingson has
been named Director
of the Division
of Epidemiology
and Prevention Research
for the National
Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA) .
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□［
Arizona Lawmakers
Move to Curb Drunk
Driving ］
ISeeking to address
Arizona's rising
death toll from
alcohol-related
crashes, lawmakers
have introduced
bills to increase
fines and publicize
the names of DUI
offenders in newspaperst.
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New Online Alcohol
Prevention Program
Targets High School
Students ］
IOutside the Classroom
of Newton, Mass.,
has designed a new
online prevention
program that is
aimed at curbing
alcohol use among
high-school students.
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Coalition Raises
Awareness of Alcohol
Impaired Driving
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A coalition created
by the National
Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
(NHTSA) aims to
raise awareness
about alcohol-impaired
driving and the
need for more physician
intervention.
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