Linda Yenssen will join the Ontario Injury Prevention and Resource Centre team at SMARTRISK as a Senior Program Coordinator on Tuesday September 4, 2007.

Linda served on the OIPRC Advisory Committee early in the development of the resource centre.  She has an extensive background in public health and has most recently worked for the Grey Bruce Health Unit in Walkerton. Within public health, Linda has worked in the field of injury prevention for 17 years.

As a university-trained registered nurse, Linda brings knowledge, skill and dedication. She is very familiar with the Ontario Health Promotion Resource System and brings many years of experience in partnership building, project planning, health promotion, project implementation and evaluation to this position.