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20 Nov, 2024

Refining tools that spot risk of violence in young adults in urban emergency rooms may save lives

Half of young adult patients treated in emergency departments in three urban hospitals across the country reported experiencing violence either as a victim or aggressor, including firearm violence, in the six months prior to seeking treatment, according to a University of Michigan study. Researchers surveyed and documented the experiences of more than 1,500 patients ages […]

19 Nov, 2024

Media Mention: ‘On the frontlines of public health’: Physicians leverage trust against firearm violence

Through counseling and advocacy, primary care providers can play an important role in preventing firearm injury, according to experts. In a recent research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan, and colleagues reported that from 2018 to 2022, national child and adolescent mortality rose 18.8% — more than […]

18 Nov, 2024

Nearly half of Latin American migrants at US border experienced gun violence or threats back home

Almost half of the migrants crossing into the United States from Latin America and the Caribbean report previously experiencing firearm-related threats or violence in their home country, according to a University of Michigan study. The research examined the narrative that U.S.-manufactured firearms fuel violence in other countries and in turn contribute to migration. Prior studies […]

11 Nov, 2024

Media Mention: As fights disrupt Michigan schools, districts try ways to resolve violence

Brawls between students are disrupting some Michigan schools this fall and even prompting shelter-in-place protocols in some cases that usually are reserved for threats of gun violence ― a situation that one official said reflects a statewide increase in “more challenging behaviors” in schools. Justin Heinze, an associate professor in University of Michigan’s School of […]

31 Oct, 2024

Institute Faculty Member Kristi Gamarel wins NIH Award for Sexual & Gender Minority Research

Kristi Gamarel, Associate Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Research Associate Professor of the Population Studies Center, has been awarded the 2024 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sexual & Gender Minority (SGM) Mid-Career Investigator Award. The award given […]

30 Oct, 2024

Media Mention: Solutions to U.S. Gun Violence Hinge on Election

In 2020, the last time the presidency was on the ballot, firearm injuries became the leading cause of death among children. This June, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public health crisis, pointing to 48,204 deaths from firearms in 2022. Dr. Pat Carter speaks with Think Global Health about firearm injury prevention research and its critical […]

29 Oct, 2024

Media Mention: Tackling vacant lots, built environments to improve health, well-being

For 26 years, the Prevention Research Center of Michigan has researched ways to create safer, more inviting and accessible neighborhood spaces and improve physical and mental health. Now, with $5 million in renewed funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the center will continue its community-based participatory research projects through at least 2029. The […]

29 Oct, 2024

$998K awarded to U-M researchers to evaluate effectiveness of school-based firearm storage campaign

In February 2024, Michigan enacted a safe storage law mandating secure firearm storage when minors are present, seeking to prevent children’s unintended access to firearms and ultimately curb firearm injury and death, the top cause of death in children in the United States. Evidence-based interventions are needed to address this pressing public health issue, and researchers from the University […]

22 Oct, 2024

Media Mention: How public health focuses on gun safety and reducing firearm violence

The Yours, Mine, and Ours — Public Health series highlights how our state’s public health agencies keep us healthy, safe, and informed about issues impacting physical and mental health in our communities, homes, workplaces, and schools. The series is made possible with funding from the Michigan Association for Local Public Health. Gun violence continues to take a toll […]

22 Oct, 2024

Media Mention: Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force holds first meeting

Members begin work to address gun violence, reduce firearm-related deaths, injuries LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force held its first meeting Monday, Oct. 21, to begin work outlined in Executive Order 2024-4, signed earlier this year by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Members appointed to the task force have been charged with identifying root causes […]

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