They can do a lot, says the US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, who in June took the step ofdeclaringfirearm violence a public health crisis. A newadvisoryfrom Murthy highlights the impact of gun violence and, in particular, its toll on mental health and community safety. It also...
Reports on efforts by health care professionals to address issues of violence as a public health emergency. Public health campaign of George D. Lundberg, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop; 'Medicalization' of violence; ...
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. Columbus city had 180 homicides ...
as well as the medical community and the US public, with accurate, timely information to guide interventions that will reduce injuries and deaths from guns. Numerous polls have shown that the majority of citizens want action that will make a difference. Other countries have acted: when...
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...
The question does arise—why make a public health crisis declaration for this issue now? While might say it seems all like politics for it to happen during an election year, Pastor Price said, "An election year is as good as any year." ...
WASHINGTON —TheU.S. surgeon generalon 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. grapp...
This is a 2-part Q&A series with the US Surgeon General. In part 1, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, to discuss the issue of gun violence as a pressing public health crisis and the criti
health promotion is part of a coalition of public health researchers across the country that is trying to reframe discourse around gun violence as a public health issue. The group, led by Boston University epidemiologist Sandro Galea, published an editorial in the March issue of theAmerican ...