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Addressing Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue


Tuesday, November 3, 2015 : 10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

Daniel Gross, Brady Campaign & Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Washington, DC
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
This presentation will focus on building and sustaining a public health approach to gun violence prevention in order to change culture, laws and commercial interests and ultimately reduce gun-related injuries and deaths. Just as we have successfully combated issues such as second-hand smoke, addressing gun violence as a public health issue can have a significant impact on reducing gun deaths and injuries.

Learning Areas:

Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Other professions or practice related to public health
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
Discuss gun violence as a public health issue.

Keyword(s): Violence & Injury Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the President of the Brady Campaign & Center to Prevent Gun Violence and I'm one of the foremost leaders in the gun violence prevention movement. I joined Brady in 2012 after co-founding the Center to Prevent Youth Violence in 1998 after my brother was severely wounded in a shooting at the Empire State Building. Under my leadership, Brady utilizes a public health approach including legislative advocacy, legal action and social norm change.
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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