Violence prevention in pediatrics: advocacy and legislation

AJ Culyba, EW Fleegler, AH Pratt… - Pediatric Clinics, 2023 - pediatric.theclinics.com
Pediatric clinicians have a natural role in advocating for issues to advance and promote the
health of children and adolescents in their care. There are several strategies that can be …

The era of progress on gun mortality: state gun regulations and gun deaths from 1991 to 2016

P Sharkey, M Kang - Epidemiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: The recent rise of gun violence may lead to the perception that the problem of
gun mortality in the United States is intractable. This article provides evidence to counter this …

Smoking gun? Linking gun ownership to crime victimization

SB Billings - Journal of Public Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Using linked individual data on concealed handgun permits (CHP), reported crimes and
arrests, I examine the dynamics of gun-ownership and criminal victimization. I initially show …

Analyzing the impact of state gun laws on mass shootings in the United States from 2013 to 2021

L Tiderman, NF Dongmo, K Munteanu… - Public health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Mass shooting incidents have drastically increased in the United States in the last
10 years, with a disproportionate number of incidents occurring in some states. Gun laws …

Historic redlining, social mobility, and firearm violence

MR Poulson, MY Neufeld, A LaRaja… - Journal of trauma and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Much of the recorded medical literature focuses on individual-level factors
that contribute to firearm violence. Recently, studies have highlighted higher incidence of …

Modifiable factors related to firearm homicides: a broader view of our lane

DR Scantling, DN Holena, EJ Kaufman… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study aims to identify modifiable factors related to firearm homicide (FH).
Summary Background Data: Many socioeconomic, legislative and behavioral risk factors …

The Pediatrician Workforce in the United States and China

CM Russ, Y Gao, K Karpowicz, S Lee… - …, 2023 - publications.aap.org
Abstract From 2019 to 2022, the For Our Children project gathered a team of Chinese and
American pediatricians to explore the readiness of the pediatric workforce in each country to …

State gun regulations and reduced gun ownership are associated with fewer firearm-related suicides among both juveniles and adults in the USA

ME Paul, BA Coakley - Journal of pediatric surgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Few studies have investigated the relationship between specific gun
regulations and gun ownership with the firearm-related suicide rate among juveniles and …

Identifying US regions with the highest suicide rates and examining differences in suicide methods among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander …

LL Monteith, J Kittel, C Miller, AL Schneider… - Asian journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The suicide rate among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI)
Veterans increased from 2001 to 2020. Identifying regions where suicide rates are elevated …

The forgotten protection factor: A nationwide score-based assessment of motorcycle eye protection legislation

EJ Kim, A Ganga, LA Kim - Journal of safety research, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction: Motorcycle accidents cause millions of deaths and injuries globally. It is
estimated that billions of dollars would be saved in the United States alone if safety …