Academic Public Health and the Firearm Crisis: An Agenda for Action

Branas, Charles C.; Flescher, Andrew; Formica, Margaret K.; Galea, Sandro; Hennig, Nils; Liller, Karen D.; Madanat, Hala; Park, Andrew; Rosenthal, John E.; Ying, Jun

doi:10.2105/ajph.2016.303619

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“…There are some early indications that public health is coming to terms with this perspective. A "Call to action" around guns issued by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health-the largest professional association of academic public health in the world-noted that "there is a specific imperative for innovative approaches developed at the local community level that allow for effective communication about the issues in compelling language" (Branas et al, 2017). This call to action opens the door to grappling with the complex narratives around guns that underpin the gun debate in the country.…”

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The public’s health and the social meaning of guns

Galea

Abdalla

2019

Palgrave Commun

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Guns have long affected the health of the American population. The preponderance of evidence showing that guns harm the public's health suggests that regulating civilian access to guns should be universally embraced. Yet, action on guns has been vanishingly small. Why? At core, the inaction reflects a clash between our knowledge and our values. Despite the compelling public health argument for better gun control, we have not been able to grapple with the social meaning of guns, which informs the values that shape the public conversation. Doing so will require public health to engage in transdisciplinary work that pushes the field's boundaries.

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The public’s health and the social meaning of guns

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Abdalla

2019

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“…1,8 Addressing the high numbers of preventable deaths among children caused by firearms is an important public health and policy issue. 25,26 Policymakers have called for and implemented a number of strategies to prevent firearm-related deaths among children. 26 State-level child access prevention (CAP) legislation has been 1 policy approach aimed at restricting children's access to firearms, typically through penalties in response to accessing a firearm in the home of the owner.…”

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“…25,26 Policymakers have called for and implemented a number of strategies to prevent firearm-related deaths among children. 26 State-level child access prevention (CAP) legislation has been 1 policy approach aimed at restricting children's access to firearms, typically through penalties in response to accessing a firearm in the home of the owner. Importantly, there is strong public support for these laws.…”

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Family Firearm Ownership and Firearm-Related Mortality Among Young Children: 1976–2016

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BACKGROUND: Firearm-related fatalities are a top 3 cause of death among children in the United States. Despite historical declines in firearm ownership, the firearm-related mortality rate among young children has risen over the past decade. In this study, we examined changes in firearm ownership among families with young children from 1976 to 2016, exploring how such changes relate to recent increases in firearm-related mortality among 1-to 5-year-olds. METHODS: Individual-level data from the National Vital Statistics System were merged with household-level data from the General Social Survey to create national-level estimates of firearm-related child mortality and family firearm ownership from 1976 to 2016 (n = 41 years). Vector autoregression models were used to examine the association between firearm ownership and child mortality. RESULTS: The proportion of non-Hispanic white families with young children who owned firearms declined from 50% in 1976 to 45% in 2016 and from 38% to 6% among non-Hispanic African American families. The proportion of white families with young children who owned handguns, however, increased from 25% to 32%; 72% of firearm-owning families with young children now own a handgun. Increases in handgun ownership partially explained the recent rise in firearm-related white child mortality (B = 0.426), net of economic conditions, and sociodemographic characteristics of firearm-owning families. CONCLUSIONS: Changes in the types of firearms in the homes of US families may partially explain recently rising firearm-related mortality among young white children. These findings hold relevance for pediatricians and policy makers aiming to reduce firearm-related mortality and promote firearm safety in children's homes.

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“…29 We do need to try to engage those gun owners. 30 It may help to remind ourselves and our parents that our message on safe gun storage in homes with children is similar to that of gun rights and sport shooting groups. 31,32 We can point out that parents may underestimate kids' propensity to handle guns unsafely, even when they've been taught.…”

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“…45 If Congress remains incapable of acting, state legislatures may do better. 30 Finally, the underfunding of research on gun violence remains inexcusable 46,47 ; we must continue to demand support commensurate to the huge public health burden.…”

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Confronting the Firearm Injury Plague

Nelson¹

2017

Pediatrics

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Academic Public Health and the Firearm Crisis: An Agenda for Action

Cited by 35 publications

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The public’s health and the social meaning of guns

The public’s health and the social meaning of guns

Family Firearm Ownership and Firearm-Related Mortality Among Young Children: 1976–2016

Confronting the Firearm Injury Plague

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