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Thursday, September 15, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News
From Health Affairs
Dear John,
On September 22 we're hosting a Briefing that is open to all on the
topic of physician burnout and workforce strain. The event is part of
the Practice of Medicine series
focusing on
important health policy issues affecting physicians. Register to attend
!
Health Impacts Of Mass Shootings
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Today, Health Affairs published a new health policy brief
about mass shootings in the United States.
Although mass shootings account for less than 1 percent of all firearm
deaths annually, they evoke significant public alarm.
These tragedies have detrimental effects that extend way beyond the harm
to the direct victims and their families to include those who witness
these events, those who live in the communities surrounding them, and
those who identify with the demographic groups targeted.
In the brief, authors Aparna Soni and Erdal Tekin review research about
mass shootings and their effect on population health and discuss policy
interventions that may reduce the harms inflicted by mass shootings.
Soni and Tekin categorize policy responses to mass shootings into
several buckets: physical security measures, social media monitoring,
mental health supports, and gun control policies.
The authors note that "There is little credible evidence on the causal
effects of policies on the frequency and lethality of mass shootings.
Accordingly, there is an urgent need for research on the efficacy of
these strategies."
A supplement to the brief
provides a synopsis of studies to date on the effects of mass shootings
on health outcomes.
Read the entire health policy brief today. For more Health Affairs
content on the health impacts of violence, visit our website.
Health Affairs thanks the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
for their support of this health policy brief.
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Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Richard Carmona examines how health
systems can facilitate lifestyle changes
that address the root causes of chronic disease.
Elevating Voices: Hispanic Heritage Month: In the February 2022 Racism &
Health issue, Ruth Enid Zambrana argued that there is a need to
acknowledge the central role of racism in the national discourse on
racial inequities in health
, and
paradigmatic shifts are needed to inform equity-driven policy and
practice innovations that would tackle the roots of the problem of
racism and dismantle health inequities.
If you like the work we publish on Forefront and our podcasts, you can
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Daily Digest
Mass Shootings In The United States: Population Health Impacts And
Policy Levers
Aparna Soni and Erdal Tekin
To Slow Health Care Spending, Look To Lifestyle Medicine
Richard Carmona
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