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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:
  1. Community and officer firearms safety
  2. Suicide prevention and firearms as a deadly means
memo-overview_of_firearm_safety_policy_options_final_updated_8.22.18.jdaw.pdf

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.

Supporting Documents
2017 Colorado Fatality Prevention System
File Size: 2203 kb
File Type: pdf
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2016 Firearms Factsheet
File Size: 3590 kb
File Type: pdf
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Public Health Response to Gun Violence
File Size: 3977 kb
File Type: pdf
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APHA - Preventing Gun Violence
File Size: 161 kb
File Type: pdf
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Firearm Injury Report Full
File Size: 2136 kb
File Type: pdf
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Executive Summary Firearm Injury Report
File Size: 140 kb
File Type: pdf
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Boulder County Letter to Jared Polis
File Size: 133 kb
File Type: docx
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Denver Public Health Email Exchange
File Size: 257 kb
File Type: pdf
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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"
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Vision, Mission, & Values
    • Strategic Focus
    • Members
    • CALPHO Board
  • Contact
  • Local Public Health
    • History
    • Structure
    • Community Health Strategists
    • National Movements
  • Policy & Advocacy
    • Advocacy Partnerships
    • Health Equity Advocacy
    • Health in All Policies
    • CALPHO Blog
  • Resources
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Newsletter
    • Public Health Jobs in Colorado
  • Transformation
    • Structure
    • Core Public Health Services
    • Focus Groups
  • COVID-19 Response