They can do a lot, says the US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, who in June took the step of declaring firearm violence a public health crisis. A new advisory from Murthy highlights the impact of gun violence and, in particular, its toll on mental health and community s...
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Murthy notes in his advisory called "Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America."Suicide by gun rateshave increased significantly in recent years for Americans under the age of 35.Children in the U.S.are far more likely to die from gun wounds than children in other countries, the ...
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....
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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. ...
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Put simply, the ability of our public health officials to lead during the next crisis is being decided right now. — Brianne Heidbreder is an associate professor of political science at Kansas State University.
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These and similar efforts could disrupt the U.S. crisis of firearm injury and death, but there must be substantial investment in research, people, programming, personnel, policies and infrastructure in order to shift culture away from this health threat of epidemic proportion. ...