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Diagnosing and treating gun violence focusing on prevention
Diagnosing and treating gun violence focusing on prevention
Monday, November 17, 2014
: 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM
This talk will review research and evidence for preventing gun violence and developing a community-based action agenda, specifically focusing on the evidence-based model developed under the auspices of “Cure Violence”. The presentation will look carefully at gun violence - a problem that too many communities have accepted as a given, noting that the spread of gun violence in America has followed patterns similar to the spread of infectious diseases and therefore consider the application of the principles of infectious disease epidemiology to the prevention of gun violence in America.
Learning Areas:
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelinesPublic health or related research
Learning Objectives:
Describe the impact of applying new approaches to the prevention of gun violence.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Mr. Ransford is a clinician whose research and experience has focused on diagnosing and treating gun violence impact. His work has covered impact among children and adolescents but also reaches into potential predictive factors among offenders.
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.