Firearm Injury Prevention Advocacy: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.
Firearm
Harm reduction
Injury prevention
Legislative advocacy
Journal
Pediatric clinics of North America
ISSN: 1557-8240
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Clin North Am
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401126
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
entrez:
19
11
2022
pubmed:
20
11
2022
medline:
23
11
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Injuries and deaths due to firearms in children and young adults is a public health crisis in the United States. Pediatric clinicians are powerful advocates to reduce harm due to firearms. By forming coalitions with legislators on a bipartisan basis, working with government relations teams in the hospitals, and partnering with community allies and stakeholders, pediatric clinicians can work to enact legislation and influence policies at the individual, state, and national levels. This can include advocacy for strengthening Child Access Prevention Laws and firearm safer storage campaigns.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36402472
pii: S0031-3955(22)00106-7
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.09.002
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
67-82Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosure Dr L.K. Lee receives royalties as an editor for the book, “Pediatric Firearm Injuries and Fatalities: The Clinician’s Guide to Policies and Approaches to Firearm Harm Prevention.”