@article{ref1,
title="Mapping Milwaukee's Blueprint for Peace : evaluating the geospatial reach of a cure violence implementation, 414",
journal="WMJ (Wisconsin medical journal)",
year="2024",
author="Brandolino, Amber and deRoon-Cassini, Terri A. and Nguyen, Peter and Mann, Ramneet and Timmer-Murillo, Sydney and de Moya, Marc and Karam, Basil and Schramm, Andrew and Moore, Reggie and Williams, Kathleen and Pilarski, Alicia and McIntosh, Brady and Milia, David J.",
volume="123",
number="3",
pages="166-171",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Cure Violence interruption programs are evidence-based interventions aimed at reducing the transmission of gun violence and its related injuries. Assessing the implementation of these programs can include the metric of &quot;reach.&quot; This study evaluated one such program - 414LIFE - in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The evaluation reconceptualized &quot;reach&quot; as a metric for reaching the individuals and neighborhoods at greatest risk for gun violence. <br><br>METHODS: 414LIFE's reach was analyzed descriptively and geospatially through its program evaluation dataset from May 2019 through September 2020 using a cross-sectional design. Program referral criteria includes patients who sustained a gunshot wound, are less than 36 years old, and a resident of, or injured in, the city of Milwaukee. A choropleth map visualized location of participants' residence, which justified a global Moran's I, and then a local Moran's I calculation to identify statistically significant clustering of referrals. <br><br>RESULTS: In the first 1.5 years of the program's partnership with the local level I trauma center and affiliated academic medical institution, 398 patients were referred. Three hundred referrals (75.4%) met program criteria; 53.8% were Black men. Statistically significant clusters were identified and mapped. Half of the top 10 neighborhoods with referrals were the city's identified priority neighborhoods. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: 414LIFE successfully reaches its intended population and geographic locations. Geospatial reach should be considered routinely in program evaluations of Cure Violence programs to track growth and reach over time.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1098-1861",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}