David A. Sleet is an

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scientist recognized for championing the application of

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to unintentional

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and helping to establish injury prevention as a global public health concern. He has published hundreds of articles and book chapters and was co-editor of the Handbook of Injury and Violence Prevention.; Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories; Derryberry’s Educating for Health; and the international prize-winning World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention.

Career

In 2016, Dr. Sleet retired from the

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(CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia where he served as the Associate Director for Science in the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention in the

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's mission is to provide leadership in preventing and controlling injuries, i.e., reducing the incidence, severity, and adverse outcomes of inju ...

. He concurrently served as an adjunct professor at the Emory University

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. Before joining CDC, Dr. Sleet taught and conducted research at

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, directed the Road Accident Research Unit at the

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, and worked as a visiting scientist at the United States Department of Transportation and the VTT (the Road Safety Agency) of Finland. Dr. Sleet served on a systematic review team that led to a Community Preventive Services Task Force recommendation to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit to 0.08 percent for drivers in the United States. This recommendation helped inform the U.S. Congress which mandated states adopt the stricter BAC limit of 0.08 percent by October 2003 or risk losing a portion of their highway funding. By 2004 all 50 states had passed 0.08 percent laws for drivers, making it the new national standard.

Awards

Dr. Sleet has received numerous public health awards including the following: * 2015 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award * American Public Health Association (APHA) Derryberry Award for contributions to theory *

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Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service *

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(MADD) President’s Award * APHA Distinguished Career in Injury Prevention *

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(SOPHE) Distinguished Fellow Award * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outstanding career award in behavioral science * The Royal Order of Sahametrei Medal for service to the King and people of Cambodia * Fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior (inducted 1999).

Public service

He has served on the following editorial boards: * American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine * Family and Community Health * Health Behavior & Policy Review * Health Promotion Journal of Australia * Health Promotion Practice * Injury Prevention * International Journal of Education Research * International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion *

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* Journal of Pediatric Psychology * Journal of Safety Research * Journal of Social Behavior and Personality * Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness * Transportation Research Foundation: Traffic Psychology & Behavior

References

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