@article{ref1,
title="Identifying local level strategies: North Carolina county commissioners' perceptions of firearm violence prevention interventions",
journal="Journal of community health",
year="2022",
author="Payton Foh, Erica and Alam, Md Towfiqul and Okpala, Peace and Dudley, William H.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Firearm violence continues to be a national public health issue. The objective of this study was to collect baseline data regarding North Carolina County Commissioners' perceptions of firearm violence and potential local level interventions. A cross-sectional study of NC County Commissioners (n = 582) was conducted to investigate the research questions. The top 5 firearm violence prevention interventions that would be supported by NC County Commissioners included offering gun safety classes for adults (88.5%), implementing public education campaigns to promote responsible firearm storage (86.0%), developing courtroom processes that ensure domestic abusers turn in their guns as required by law (83.2%), adopting a standard policy of tracing all crime guns (79.4%), and providing firearm violence prevention programs for at-risk neighborhoods and individuals (72.2%). North Carolina County Commissioners perceived lack of understanding regarding which interventions would be most effective as the greatest barrier to supporting various types of firearm violence prevention interventions (50.3%).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0094-5145",
doi="10.1007/s10900-021-01050-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-021-01050-8"
}