In Colombia, violence seems uncontrollable. Along with massacres and group killings of
astonishing cruelty, there are also kidnappings and disappearances, abuse of children and …

Violence is the main public health problem in Colombia. Many theoretical and
methodological approaches to solving this problem have been attempted from different …

OBJECTIVE: Among the countries of the Americas, Colombia has the highest level of deaths
due to homicides and armed conflict. The objective of this research was to combine and …

" In Colombia, violence doesn't disappear-it transforms," the director of the National Institute
for Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences said recently 1 He noted the long history of …

Violence is the main public health problem in Colombia, as demonstrated by current
homicide rates (the highest in the world), the strong effect of violence on the health care …

00 Editorial Page 1 A. Saavedra-Castillo 39 ACTA MÉDICA PERUANA VOL XXI NO 1
Violencia y salud mental ALFREDO SAAVEDRA-CASTILLO ABSTRACT The author …

Violence is both a public health and a social problem. Although there is not only one type of
violence nor a unique concept of what it means, the following concept has gained …

Violence is first and foremost a social issue, and is thus not an object per se of the health
sector. It becomes an issue for the health field due to:(1) its impact on quality of life because …

This article discusses a public health programme in Cali, Colombia, which aims to alter the
risk factors associated with urban violence, and ultimately reduce and prevent this social …

Background The burden of injury from violence and the costs attributable to violence are
extremely high in Colombia. Despite a dramatic decline in homicides over the last ten years …