Firearms Safety and Gun Violence Prevention Policy & Practical Options Memo - CALPHO ONLY
The purpose of this memo is to summarize information about firearms safety and community gun violence prevention policy and practice options in two major areas that affect public health in Colorado:
- Community and officer firearms safety
- Suicide prevention and firearms as a deadly means
May 2018 CALPHO Firearm Safety Discussion Documents
On May 18, 2018 CALPHO hosted a discussion around the topic of firearm safety, specifically in Colorado. Compiled here are documents pertaining to that discussion.
The Zoom video conference call that CALPHO had with its partner Trailhead Institute at the beginning of the firearm safety discussion.
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Articles of Interest
Public Health Institute article: "More than mass shootings: Gun violence narratives in California news"
The Interpreter article: "What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer"
APHA article: "Gun violence research hurt by shortage of funding, data: CDC work impeded"
Opinion piece: "Jollon: Gun violence – a public health issue"
CHI infographic: "Suicide in Colorado - A Public Health Crisis"
CIVHC Data Byte: "Firearm Injury Trends & Costs in Colorado"
Public Health Institute article: "More than mass shootings: Gun violence narratives in California news"
The Interpreter article: "What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer"
APHA article: "Gun violence research hurt by shortage of funding, data: CDC work impeded"
Opinion piece: "Jollon: Gun violence – a public health issue"
CHI infographic: "Suicide in Colorado - A Public Health Crisis"
CIVHC Data Byte: "Firearm Injury Trends & Costs in Colorado"