Gun violence in the United States has become a national public health crisis, the U.S. Surgeon General declared Tuesday.
Murthy notes in his advisory called “Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America.” Suicide by gun rates have increased by nearly 70% for those between the ages of 10 and 14. Children in the U.S. are far more likely to die from gun wounds than children in other c...
The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation's top doctor, came as the U.S. grappled with another summer ...
Estimates of private gun ownership are difficult to determine as there are few states that require firearm registration. There are two proxy methods that are commonly utilized to determine such estimates. Sales for the most widely sold gun magazine, Guns and Ammo, h...
Tidmore said his community was already in emergency mode when the U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. "It should have been done definitely a long time ago. It's definitely a crisis," said Tidmore, "and I personally—based on the work that I do around p...
TheU.S. surgeon generalon Tuesday declaredgun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country.The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation's top doctor, came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend...
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a public health crisis, issuing an advisory outlining several steps for Congress and local communities to take. "When gun violence is the leading cause of death among kids and teens, that should alarm all of us," said Murthy....
Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Obama's surgeon general nominee, hasasserted "guns are a health...Perry, Susan
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Andrew Ginther, mayor of Columbus in the U.S. state of Ohio, has declared gun violence a public health crisis after saying his city set a record number for homicides for the second year in a row, according to ABC News. ...
Philadelphia —Months after declaring Philadelphia's gun violence a public health emergency, the mayor has presented a roadmap of broad goals to address the problem. The initiatives unveiled Thursday by Mayor Jim Kenney take a public health approach to gun violence. The roadmap aims t...