273763 Preventing the epidemic: Understanding the UNITY approach to youth

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 3:10 PM - 3:25 PM

Benita Tsao, MPH , Prevention Institute, Oakland, CA
     
The Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth (UNITY) is a national initiative that builds support for effective, scalable, sustainable efforts to prevent violence before it occurs. Violence undermines health by causing injury, disability and premature death. Moreover, violence and fear of violence are major factors that worsen health disparities across populations. UNITY promotes an innovative public health approach that has informed initiatives in many U.S. towns and cities, and guided the efforts of local agencies to prevent violence affecting youth. This session will discuss the national UNITY initiative and community based strategies to prevent violence.

Learning Areas:
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Describe safety as a prerequisite for healthy communities. Discuss effective strategies, methods, and programs that demonstrate the value and contributions of public health

Keywords: Youth Violence, Violence Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have supported the UNITY initiative since 2010 and work on other projects related to preventing violence. I have contributed to numerous publications on preventing violence using the public health approach, such as on the links between violence and health equity, and I have delivered trainings on this topic for organizations and communities across the U.S.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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