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Public health approach to reducing gun violence


Tuesday, November 3, 2015 : 11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

David Hemenway, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
This presentation explains the public health approach and summarizes some findings from the key public health studies on guns and public health.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe gun violence as a public health threat to children and adults

Keyword(s): Child Health, Violence & Injury Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the current director of the Harvard Injury Centers. I have written a book and close to 100 journal articles on firearms and public health. I have extensive research and teaching experience relative to guns and prevention.
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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