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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and General Motors are joining forces to combat distracted driving by providing research and resources to State Highway Safety Offices and their partners. During Distracted Driving Awareness Month, let's work together to prevent this persistent problem and save lives on our roads. https://ow.ly/ClzH50RekHF

Westat recently prepared a report for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) which explores and summarizes the financing, utilization, and regulatory structures of providing Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) for SUD recovery. Learn how these important PRSS services are financed throughout the country within federal grant and state Medicaid programs. https://ow.ly/zv1y50RnaZW

Congratulations to Andreea Erciulescu, PhD, a Westat Associate Vice President for Statistics and Data Science who has been invited to serve as an Editor for the “International Statistical Review.” Learn about the journal and Andreea’s term. https://ow.ly/808K50Rj1bK

Westat is expanding it’s team of experienced education research evaluators. The roles direct evaluations and focus on implementation or impact evaluations. These roles are remote, but we welcome you to work in a hybrid capacity, especially with our planned move to Bethesda, Maryland in 2025. 1. https://ow.ly/SXW450Rkbx4 2. https://ow.ly/nTcT50Rkbx2 3. https://ow.ly/xj2q50Rkbx1

When you're behind the wheel, you should focus on one task: safe driving. Anytime you shift your attention from driving, you're distracted. Put the Phone Away or Pay. Join the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA’s campaign to create safer roads. https://ow.ly/hfcM50R7WNM

Westat experts and field directors will present at the 57th Annual International Field Directors and Technologies Conference (IFD&TC), April 21-23. For more information on their innovations and strategies regarding field data collection, click here: https://ow.ly/ML3B50RhBIQ

Today is National Transgender HIV Testing Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on transgender and nonbinary people. When we reduce HIV stigma and promote testing, prevention, and treatment, we can help #StopHIVTogether. http://bit.ly/3yrWMMo #NTHTD

Brad Edwards, a Westat Vice President and Lead Scientific/Methodology Advisor, joins Emily Berg, PhD, of Iowa State University, as Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology (JSSAM). In a Q&A interview, Edwards discusses how he and Berg aim to position JSSAM to tackle emerging research in the field during a time of significant changes. https://ow.ly/XYcr50Rj0CB

Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph that's like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed. You cannot drive safely unless driving has your full attention. Join the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA in eliminating risky behaviors on our nation's roads. https://ow.ly/lsB350R7WQM

Westat's experts will present the latest in data science, multimode surveys, machine learning, and more at the annual FedCASIC Workshops, held virtually on April 16-17, 2024. Get more information here: https://ow.ly/ZHGx50Rf4q8