Feb 20, 2021
- Description
Guns have the potential to greatly amplify violence, as they can inflict serious — often deadly —injuries on many people in a short time. In the United States, gun violence is a major public healthproblem and a leading cause of premature death.
- Published by
- American Public Health Association
- Issue areas
- Civil Society
- Crime and Safety
- Document type
- FactSheet
- Issue/Policy Brief
- Geography
- North America / United States
- Copyright
- Copyright 2021 by American Public Health Association. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis
- Publication date
- 2021-02-20
- Publication year
- 2021
- Copyright holder(s)
- American Public Health Association
- Geographical focus
- North America / United States
- Keywords
- gun, prevent gun violence, firearm, APHA, public health
- Document type
- FactSheet, Issue/Policy Brief
- URL
- https://gunviolence.issuelab.org/resource/gun-violence-is-a-public-health-crisis.html
- Resource provided by
- Issue Lab