Health Equity Compact’s Post

Why are so many people feeling the effects of trauma today? One big reason: gun violence. It's hitting communities of color hardest and we can't look away. Gun violence is linked with deep issues like unfair social systems, poverty, and injustice. It's more than just a safety problem; it's a health emergency. This article details the steps Boston is taking that include plans that focus on people, but we need to do this everywhere. #GunViolencePrevention #publichealth https://lnkd.in/eWuqTcms

Gun violence is the leading cause of death in the U.S.--over motor vehicles and cancer. People are scared to leave their homes and fear they will lose a loved one. This is part of the ripple effect gun violence has on society at large. Gun violence is a public health crisis that deserves a public health solution. Community violence intervention is part of that solution. https://lnkd.in/ez4BUZ7U teny oded gross Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) Metropolitan Peace Initiatives #SupportCVI #endgunviolence

Community-based programming is so powerful. Low-risk, high-reward strategies need to be funded.

Our organization, in collaboration with St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, has been tackling violence as a public health concern in Paterson since 2020. The impact speaks volumes – a reduction in gun shot victims. To truly combat violence, it's crucial to invest in communities and empower those closest to the issue as they hold the key solutions. Learn more about the essential community-based violence intervention work in NJ in this insightful article: [Link to article] #PublicHealth #ViolencePrevention #CommunityEmpowerment

Part 3: In the last part of the Bonnie Boswell Report’s series, Brian Malte emphasizes the need for a nuanced understanding of gun violence. Community violence interventions (CVI) are reshaping gun violence prevention, steering us towards a world where choosing non-violence is achievable. 👁️ Watch here: https://lnkd.in/dEvxFUYT  

WATCH NOW: The Aspen Institute recently held a discussion with public health experts -- including our founder Bill Frist, M.D. -- to discuss what it would take to solve our country's most devastating public health crisis right now - gun violence. The experts touched on topics such as community violence intervention and examining the impact of gun policies. Let us know what you think in the comments!

Gun violence is not normal, and Americans do not need to accept it as such.  We have the tools, strategies, and people to prevent daily tragedies resulting from this violence. But for too long, the federal government has dramatically underspent on proven community-based programs that address the root causes of gun violence, while spending billions in reactive interventions after harmful and fatal incidents have already occurred. It’s time for a proactive approach. Tell Congress to pass the Break the Cycle of Violence Act now to provide federal grants for community violence intervention programs.

Shootings are the number 1 cause of death for children in America. When drunk driving took too many lives our society took action. Thoughts and prayers can only do so much and are simply not working to prevent future incidents. We can be a safer country while preserving the right to bear arms. It is time we forced elected officials to take action to save lives and reduce the ripples of loss that affect so many families and communities. #EndGunViolence #ProtectOurChildren #PreventTragedy #SafeCommunities #PolicyChange #GunReformNow #DemocratisProject https://ow.ly/A6YA50TilGU

Check out our factsheet, "How Firearm Injury Impacts American Children's Biopsychosocial Health" in honor of National Gun Violence Prevention Month! https://bit.ly/4b4pF1T #GunViolencePrevention #Resources #Safety #Children

We live in two different worlds https://lnkd.in/ewZ5durJ? So much of our policy and impressions (including here gun violence, but also drug deaths, birthing problems, obesity, medical access, affordable cost of living) are tales of two different Americas. (A paean to Michael Harrington’s 1962 “The Other America,” which so influenced Bobby Kennedy. Tell me: how much has changed in the two-thirds of a century since then? I mean for the better.) From the Times: “One thing the pandemic did not change is the sharp racial disparity in the communities most exposed to fatal shootings. Black people were five times as likely to live near a gun homicide as white people, while Latinos were three times as likely, Asian Americans were twice as likely, and Native Americans were 1.4 times as likely.The violence mostly followed patterns of housing segregation, which often leaves people of color living in poorer neighborhoods where crime rates are often higher.” But — humans being humans — we react to our own neighborhoods. You know “All politics is local.” (Actually, all of life and our views of the universe are local). God bless them, but Joe Scarborough and his MSNBC crew live in a low violence, high health care, high educational opportunity, reasonable cost-of-living and affordable (for them) housing, low drug deaths America which forms the basis for their political platform. What, me worry?