![]() ![]() ![]() Investigating the Link Between Gun Possession and Gun Assault Suicide Risk and Precipitating Circumstances Among Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Male Veterans.Īvailability of Litigation as a Public Health Tool for Firearm Injury Prevention: Comparison of Guns, Vaccines, and Motor Vehicles To Flourish or Not: Positive Mental Health and All-Cause Mortality The Role of Pain, Functioning, and Mental Health Suicidality Among Veterans Affairs Primary Care Patients Mental Illness Stigma, Help Seeking, and Public Health Programs. The Relationship Between Gun Ownership and Firearm Homicide Rates in the United States, 1981–2010. Primary Care, Behavioral Health, and Public Health: Partners in Reducing Mental Health Stigma The Association between State Laws Regulating Handgun Ownership and Statewide Suicide Rates Gun violence topics page (a collection of open access AJPH research related to gun violence)Īcademic Public Health and the Firearm Crisis: An Agenda for ActionĪssociation between Connecticut Permit-to-Permit Handgun Law and Homicide The rate of gun-related murders fell sharply in the 10 years after Connecticut implemented a law requiring people buying firearms to have a license, according to a study (CNN article based on American Journal of Public Health study findings)Ĭommunity preparedness resources for active shooter incidents (NACCHO) It is time for a public health response" (editorial in The Guardian by APHA's Georges Benjamin)ĭiagnosis: gun deaths and injuries are a public health issue (editorial by APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD, and Brady Campaign and Center to Prevent Gun Violence President Dan Gross) Troisi, Williams: Public health approach can stem gun violence (PDF, Houston Chronicle) Webinar for APHA members: Gun Violence as a Public Health Issueįact sheet: Who Gets Killed in America? The National Violent Death Reporting System is Keeping Track (PDF) Read about the forum in this article from The Nation's HealthĪPHA webinar: Gun Violence Prevention through the Public Health Lens: History, Intersectionality and Interventionsįrom The Nation's Health: Federal funding for gun violence prevention research sparks hopeĪPHA President Pam Aaltonen: Progress on gun violence prevention constrained by unanswered questions ( The Nation's Health) Presentation slides (PDF) Introduction and Overview, Panel 1, Panel 2 Policies that Work to Reduce Gun Violence forum: Video “As our nation has this very intense debate over how best to make our communities safer and reduce the carnage that occurs from firearms, we’ve given you some policies that will work and how we can move this nation forward.” - APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD If you are interested in a sample op-ed, letter to the editor or technical support to help reach your local media, please contact APHA Media Relations. We must place a renewed emphasis on improving gun injury and violence research. The issue of gun violence is complex and deeply rooted in our culture, which is why we must take a public health approach to ensuring our families and communities are safe. A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention: Your 2020 Action Plan (webinar for APHA members).Spread the word: add your comment to our thought bubble, take a photo with your sign and share it on social media.Tell your members of congress to support legislation to reduce gun violence.Share our fact sheet about gun violence and prevention(PDF).How does public health tackle gun violence? As a longtime advocate for violence prevention policies, APHA recognizes a comprehensive public health approach to addressing this growing crisis is necessary. Guns kill more than 38,000 people and cause nearly 85,000 injuries each year. ![]() Gun violence is a leading cause of premature death in the U.S. ![]()
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