TY - JOUR PY - 1995// TI - Violence as a public health issue JO - Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine A1 - Satcher, David SP - 46 EP - 56 VL - 72 IS - 1 N2 - Violence--homicides, suicides, injuries caused by youth or family acts--continues in the United States. Firearms are involved in most incidents. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention addresses the problem using the traditional tools of public health: epidemiologic data, individual and societal interventions based on the data, and ongoing evaluations to assess the effects of the interventions and change them if necessary. Examples of interventions are presented.
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