11/14/2023 Webinar - Positioning public health to prevent and react to gun violence

Other 3% Record number of Murder Suicide gun deaths 43% 54% Source: Pew Research Center, 2021 7 Gun deaths by suicide 2021 rates highest in Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, New Mexico and Oklahoma Source: Pew Research Center, 2021 8 4 11/14/2023 Gun deaths by suicide 2021 rates lowest in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Hawaii and Connecticut Source: Pew Research Center, 2021 9 Gun deaths by murder 2. [...] 2000 18 9 11/14/2023 Creation of the Model Established in the late 1990s by an infectious disease trained physician to address the epidemic of violence in the U. [...] stop gun violence… When gun violence is a problem in a community • Children cannot learn • Teachers cannot teach • Investment will not occur • Poverty will increase 23 General principles and key elements are the same. [...] 24 12 11/14/2023 Key Implementation Elements Implementation Grassroots Agency Organization(s) Partnerships & Buy-in Adequate Funding • Health department • Community Based • Government • Employee Salaries • Mayor’s Office Org. [...] • School district Assistance costs Prevention • **Org(s) with • Hospital system • Resources for community • Social service participants relationships** providers • Credible • Police department messengers • Community Stakeholders Detect & Interrupt Identify & Change Mobilize Community Behaviors Norm Change • Prevent retaliation • Access highest risk • Respond to every • Mediate ongoing • Change beh.