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Crime and Violence - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(4 days ago) WEBFor example, one study found an association between gun-related violent crime in a neighborhood and a reduction in park use and park-based physical activity. 17 Higher rates of neighborhood safety fears may lead to poorer self-rated physical and mental health. 18 One study also found that higher rates of neighborhood crime were associated with

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/crime-and-violence

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Violence is a Public Health Issue: Public Health is Essential …

(5 days ago) WEBPublic health methods are inherently designed to address upstream factors to improve downstream outcomes, and these strategies have been proven to be effective in the prevention of violence. Shapiro RJ, Hassett KA. The economic benefits of reducing violent crime: a case study of 8 American cities. Available at: …

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2019/01/28/violence-is-a-public-health-issue

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Police Violence: Reducing the Harms of Policing Through …

(7 days ago) WEBPolice violence is a public health issue in need of public health solutions. Reducing police contact through public health–informed alternative response programs separate from law enforcement agencies is one strategy to reduce police perpetration of physical, emotional, and sexual violence. Such programs may improve health …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307107

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Firearm Violence in the United States Center for Gun …

(7 days ago) WEBFirearm violence is a preventable public health tragedy affecting communities across the United States. In 2021 48,830 Americans died by firearms—an average of one death every 11 minutes. Over 26,328 Americans died by firearm suicide, 20,958 die by firearm homicide, 549 died by unintentional gun injury, and an estimated 1,000 Americans were

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/research-reports/firearm-violence-in-the-united-states

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Public Health Policy to End Mass Incarceration - The New …

(1 days ago) WEBIts mandate should be to stop and undo the harm done in the name of “criminal justice” and a police-centric concept of public safety that focuses on crime rates alone while disregarding other

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2208239

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Violence and Public Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg …

(1 days ago) WEBExplore the latest public health research and insights about violence. Study of Fatal and Nonfatal Shootings by Police Reveals Racial Disparities, Dispatch Risks . March 15, 2024. The analysis, thought to be one of the first published studies that captures both fatal and nonfatal injurious shootings by police nationally, also highlights …

https://urbanhealth.jhu.edu/topics/violence-and-public-health

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Crime, inequality and public health: a survey of emerging …

(4 days ago) WEBIn this review, we present how new digital data sources are employed to provide data-driven insights to study and track (i) urban crime and public safety; (ii) socioeconomic inequalities and segregation; and (iii) public health, with a particular focus on the city scale. 1. Introduction.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10248183/

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Policing with a public health lens – Moving towards an …

(3 days ago) WEBOur article draws attention and advocates for a different avenue: moving our understanding of crime towards a public health issue. By drawing on some data from the University of Alberta Prison Project, …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0032258X211009577

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Public health and fear of crime: A prospective cohort …

(5 days ago) WEBPublic insecurities about crime are widely assumed to erode individual well-being and community cohesion. Yet, robust evidence on the link between worry about crime and health is surprisingly scarce. This paper draws on data from a prospective cohort study (the Whitehall II study) to show a strong statistical effect of mental health and physical …

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-19225-007

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New evidence that access to health care reduces crime

(9 days ago) WEBBut assuming that substance abuse treatment was the main driver of effects on crime in this setting, the authors estimate that a ten percent increase in such treatment (at an annual cost of $1.6

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/new-evidence-that-access-to-health-care-reduces-crime/

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Full article: Public health and violence - Taylor & Francis Online

(6 days ago) WEBKieran Mitton. In the twenty-first century, the public health model is increasingly taking centre-stage in global responses to violence. Based on impressive claims of success, interventions such as Cure Violence (CV) – originally a Chicago-based programme that treats violence as a disease – are being adopted and adapted in …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09581596.2019.1564223

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A new community safety blueprint: - Brookings

(8 days ago) WEBAccess to health care and treatment: Increasing access to health care, substance use treatment, and mental health treatment is significantly associated with reductions in crime and recidivism.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-new-community-safety-blueprint-how-the-federal-government-can-address-violence-and-harm-through-a-public-health-approach/

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Violence as a Public Health Crisis Journal of Ethics American

(2 days ago) WEBViolence, overall, has become a public health crisis. The three leading causes of death in the United States for people ages 15-34 are unintentional injury, suicide, and homicide [1]. These violent deaths are, more often than not, directly associated with firearms. The US has a homicide rate 7 times higher than other high-income countries, with

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/violence-public-health-crisis/2018-01

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Study Finds Significant Increase in Firearm Assaults in States that

(3 days ago) WEBA new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the average rate of assaults with firearms increased an average of 9.5 percent relative to forecasted trends in the first 10 years after 34 states relaxed restrictions on civilians carrying concealed firearms in public. The study examined two …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2022/study-finds-significant-increase-in-firearm-assaults-in-states-that-relaxed-conceal-carry-permit-restrictions

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The association between lead exposure and crime: A systematic …

(4 days ago) WEBThe intent of this study is to complete a systematic review of all studies assessing individual-level exposures to lead and the outcomes of crime and antisocial behavior traits. We included peer reviewed studies that were published prior to August 2022 and were classified as cohort, cross-sectional, or case-control.

https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002177

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U.S. Gun Violence in 2021 - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School …

(3 days ago) WEBThe gun homicide rate increased 7.6% from 2020 to 2021. A record high number of gun suicides in 2021—over 26,328 deaths. The gun suicide rate was the highest since the CDC began recording such data in 1968. The gun suicide rate increased 8.3% from 2020 to 2021, the largest one-year increase in over four decades.

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2024-01/2023-june-cgvs-u-s-gun-violence-in-2021-v3.pdf

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Overdose Prevention Centers, Crime, and Disorder in New York City

(8 days ago) WEBEvaluating a politically controversial public health intervention requires assessing effects on a community that go beyond its proximate health outcomes. 22 More research is required to conclude that the 2 OPCs in NYC will not be associated with localized increases in crime and disorder over a longer span of time. However, …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811766

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Homelessness and Public Health: A Focus on Strategies and …

(3 days ago) WEBGlobally, the problem is many times worse, making homelessness a global public health and environmental problem. The facts [ 1] are staggering: On a single night in January 2020, 580,466 people (about 18 out of every 10,000 people) experienced homelessness across the United States—a 2.2% increase from 2019.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8583397/

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Judicial Decisions Constraining Public Health Powers During …

(Just Now) WEBThe legal infrastructure—the laws that empower public health officials—is a critical dimension of the public health system. 1, 2 During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00073

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Health Data and Statistics Georgia Department of Public Health

(Just Now) WEBThe Georgia Department of Public Health has two ways to access Georgia’s public health data: The Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS) is a web-based tool that will allow you to access publicly available health data and statistics for the state of Georgia. The Public Health Information Portal (PHIP) is an online data

https://dph.georgia.gov/about-dph/health-data-and-statistics

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Understanding Criminology: The Study of Crime and Society

(2 days ago) WEBCriminology is the scientific study of crime, its causes, consequences, and methods of prevention. It is a multidisciplinary field that draws on sociology, psychology, law, anthropology, and other disciplines to understand criminal behavior and the functioning of criminal justice systems. This article explores the key concepts, theories, and

https://www.aiu.edu/blog/understanding-criminology-the-study-of-crime-and-society/

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Public Health - GSU Library Research Guides at Georgia State …

(5 days ago) WEBInformation for Health Sciences & Public Health Faculty. Feb 8, 2023 4. Library Research Handbook for SNHP and SPH. Dec 29, 2023 70. Patient Education and Health Literacy. Mar 13, 2024 6. PHPH 7275 : Chronic Disease Epidemiology. Mar 13, 2024 157. Public Health: Online Program in Chronic Disease.

https://research.library.gsu.edu/sb.php?subject_id=1040

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School-based programs: lessons learned from CATCH, Planet …

(1 days ago) WEBThe programs include two focused on physical activity and good nutrition for elementary and middle school children--Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) and Planet Health--and one focused on smoking cessation among adolescents--Not-On-Tobacco (N-O-T). Important features of these school health programs include 1) identification of staff

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17362624/

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Purdue Public Health research affirms salon workers key in …

(4 days ago) WEBA study led by Alexandra Hughes-Wegner, a May 2024 Master of Public Health graduate, found a striking number of Indiana salon workers — estheticians, massage therapists, nail technicians, barbers and hair stylists — have come into contact with people who were victims of sex trafficking and intimate partner violence during …

https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/news/2024/05/purdue-public-health-research-affirms-salon-workers-key-in-identifying-victims-of-sex-trafficking-intimate-partner-violence/

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Evidence-Based Practices and Programs - Criminal Justice …

(4 days ago) WEB–Impact on crime rate uneven across time and place; –Other factors responsible for 2/3rds or more of crime drop. •Incapacitation does prevent some crime from occurring. •Harsher sanctions do not reduce recidivism. •Little evidence of a general deterrent effect. 9 Incarceration may impact crime in 3 ways

https://cjcc.georgia.gov/sites/cjcc.georgia.gov/files/Evidence-Based%20Practices%20and%20Programs%20Presentation%20FINAL.pdf

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New Jersey's cash bail reform reduced incarceration without

(3 days ago) WEBBefore New Jersey's 2017 cash bail law, about 38% of the state's pretrial population were in jail—while legally innocent and awaiting a trial—solely because they could not afford bail. The law

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/new-jersey-s-cash-bail-reform-reduced-incarceration-without-increasing-gun-violence-study-says/ar-BB1nlecu

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Zhu named editor of JASA-Applications and Case Studies

(4 days ago) WEBHongtu Zhu, PhD, professor of biostatistics at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been appointed the next editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA): Applications and Case Studies and coordinating editor.. JASA is one of the most prestigious and influential journals in the field of statistics. …

https://sph.unc.edu/sph-news/zhu-named-editor-of-jasa-applications-and-case-studies/

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Nearly one-third of U.S. adults know someone who has died of …

(6 days ago) WEBLosing a loved one to drug overdose has been a common experience for many Americans in recent years, crossing political and socioeconomic divides and boosting the perceived importance of the overdose crisis as a policy issue, according to a new survey led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.. A nationally …

https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/05/31/nearly-one-third-of-us-adults-experience-overdose-loss/

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New study reveals complex relationship between emotional …

(4 days ago) WEBIn a recent systematic review and meta-analysis, now published as the Editor’s Choice in the Journal Health Psychology, corresponding author, Michael Hoyt, PhD, professor of population health and disease prevention from UC Irvine’s Program in Public Health and collaborators offers new insights into the associations between emotional …

https://publichealth.uci.edu/2024/05/30/new-study-reveals-complex-relationship-between-emotional-coping-and-health-outcomes/

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Apple Hearing Study reveals prevalence of tinnitus News

(2 days ago) WEBThat is just one of the findings that University of Michigan researchers and Apple shared today from the Apple Hearing Study, one of the largest surveys on tinnitus to understand the effects of sound on hearing health. The study involved a cohort of 160,000 participants and focused on the demographics and characteristics of people with tinnitus

https://sph.umich.edu/news/2024posts/apple-hearing-study-reveals-prevalence-of-tinnitus.html

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Local disparities may prevent national vaccination efforts for …

(2 days ago) WEBAn international team developed a new model, based on a case study of Nigeria, that may help public health officials accelerate the introduction of rubella vaccination in countries that have yet

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240529144253.htm

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Pension and Health Benefits Committee Agenda - June 11, 2024

(3 days ago) WEBOversees all matters related to strategy, policy, structure, and actuarial studies and rate setting for pension, health, and long-term care program administration. Code Regs. tit 2, § 552.1.) Members of the public may provide public comment via telephone by calling (800) 259-4105.

https://www.calpers.ca.gov/page/about/board/board-meetings/pension-202406

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Biking helps prevent knee pain and boosts longevity, studies show

(Just Now) WEBThe study, which was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, and published in the American College of Sports Medicine's flagship peer-reviewed journal, included about 2,600 men and

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/20/1251561467/biking-knee-pain-longevity-arthritis

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Alpharetta Police Investigate Fatal Crash That Claimed Three Teen

(5 days ago) WEBThe Alpharetta Department of Public Safety signaled a temporary closure for the northbound lanes of Westside Parkway between Maxwell and Hembree roads from 9 to 11 a.m., as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta.

https://hoodline.com/2024/05/alpharetta-police-investigate-fatal-crash-that-claimed-three-teen-lives-closed-westside-parkway/

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Hawaii Foodbank report: 1 in 3 Hawaii households are food insecure

(8 days ago) WEBThe Hawaii Foodbank study found 1 in 3 households were food insecure in 2023 and 1 in 10 went a whole day without eating on a regular basis. (Hawaii News Now/file) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/05/30/report-1-3-hawaii-households-are-food-insecure/

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Microplastics detected in human testicles, troubling researchers

(1 days ago) WEBResearchers have detected microplastics in human testicles. Whether it's our bloodstream, brain, or lungs, microscopic fragments of plastic seem to turn up every time scientists scour a new corner

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/22/1252831827/microplastics-testicles-humans-health

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