Violence as a public health emergency

Violence threatens or denies not only the health of those who are directly affected but diminishes the whole human process. Neither the violent acts themselves, nor the repercussions of these tragedies, are limited to one geographic or social setting, and it is not just the frequency of violent acti...

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Published inEmergency medicine clinics of North America Vol. 17; no. 3; p. 567
Main Author Scott, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1999
Subjects
Emergencies - epidemiology
Health Priorities - organization & administration
Humans
Population Surveillance
Primary Prevention - methods
Public Health - statistics & numerical data
United States - epidemiology
Violence - prevention & control
Violence - statistics & numerical data
United States
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Summary:Violence threatens or denies not only the health of those who are directly affected but diminishes the whole human process. Neither the violent acts themselves, nor the repercussions of these tragedies, are limited to one geographic or social setting, and it is not just the frequency of violent actions that threatens the health of the nation. It is the ripple effect that occurs from each of these incidents that affects everyone. This article discusses the problem of national violence in the United States and examines preventive programs.
ISSN:0733-8627
DOI:10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70082-1