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Public Health Approach to Violence | May 3, 2019

NASEM Publishes Resources on Health System Interventions to Prevent Firearm Injuries and Deaths

This week, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) published proceedings and an infographic on its recent workshop, “Health Interventions to Prevent Firearm Injuries and Death.” NASEM indicates that firearm injuries and death remain a serious public health concern throughout the U.S., burdening individuals, communities, and health care systems. The materials examine possible…

Public Health Approach to Violence, Reports | March 15, 2019

CDPH Publishes Violence Prevention Data Brief

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently published “Preventing Violence in California Data Brief 1: Overview of Homicide and Suicide Deaths in California” which presents information on violent deaths in the state through a broad overview of the prevalence and burden of homicides and suicides. The resource was developed to inform and support continuing…

Public Health Approach to Violence, Reports | March 8, 2019

TFAH, WBT Find Deaths from Alcohol, Drugs, and Suicide Reach Historic Highs

This week, the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Well Being Trust (WBT) released results of a new analysis of mortality data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), finding that more than 150,000 Americans died from alcohol- and drug-induced causes and suicides in 2017. This amount is more than twice…

Public Health Approach to Violence | June 8, 2018

CDC Report Indicates Rising Rates of Suicide Throughout U.S.

This month’s Vital Signs report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that suicide rates have been increasing in nearly every state between 1999 and 2016. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. and is one of three leading causes that are on the rise. In 2016…

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NASEM Publishes Resources on Health System Interventions to Prevent Firearm Injuries and Deaths

CDPH Publishes Violence Prevention Data Brief

TFAH, WBT Find Deaths from Alcohol, Drugs, and Suicide Reach Historic Highs

CDC Report Indicates Rising Rates of Suicide Throughout U.S.