The Toll it Takes: Gun Violence and Public Health in the US

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Dr. Dan Semenza is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice and the Department of Urban-Global Health at Rutgers University, as well as Director of Interpersonal Violence Research at the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center. Presenting "The Toll it Takes: Gun Violence and Public Health in the US," the Penn […]

Evidence-Driven Approaches to Preventing Firearm Deaths

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Deaths from firearm violence remain stubbornly high in the U.S. Those most affected include youth under the age of 20, for whom firearm violence is now the top cause of death, and Black men. Black teens and young men ages 18-34 account for 2% of the population but 36% of all firearm homicide fatalities. Calls […]