Public Health Partnership for the Prevention of Firearm Violence

Our Mission: To Prevent Gun Violence in America by Applying Public Health Principles


We are a coalition working to reduce gun violence via public health approaches.

Who we are:

Families, survivors of gun violence and their families, public health workforce, physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, ancillary medical personnel, researchers, scientists, statisticians, policy makers, legislators, educators, school systems, law enforcement, lawyers, professional societies, industry, faith-based institutions, veterans, gun owners, health insurance agencies, and all individuals and organizations committed to gun violence prevention. Partnership founders include APHA's Intersectional Council Gun Violence Prevention Workgroup and Maternal and Child Health Section.

Our focus areas:

Unintentional gun injury
Intentional gun injury to self
Intentional gun injury to others

Our values:

Respect, Consistency, Reliability, Attitude, Evidence-based research, Fairness, Community, Competence, Empowerment

Want to learn more about gun violence prevention or get involved?

Please contact us.

Useful gun violence prevention links

Research Summaries

Partnership members have reviewed selected articles related to firearm violence and prepared the following summaries:

Australia experienced drastic decreases in firearm violence following ban on rapid-firing guns

Changes in permit-to-purchase laws associated with changes in suicide rates in two U.S. states

Presence of any gun in the home dramatically increased odds of suicide

Firearm bans reduced homicide rates in two Colombian cities

Associations among state youth firearm protection laws and youth suicide rates in U.S.

Research Resources

Open-access American Journal of Public Health gun violence prevention research

Harvard Injury Control Research Center Firearms Research Publications (through December 2018) (PDF)

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research

APHA Resources

As a longtime advocate for violence prevention policies, APHA recognizes a comprehensive public health approach to addressing the growing gun violence crisis is necessary.

APHA's gun violence prevention resources include:

Education & Events

The American Public Health Association's 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo: Nov. 2-6 in Philadelphia

Check back soon for more events!

Resource Organizations

The following organizations and agencies are valuable resources for information about firearms and the health of the public: firearm injury prevention, firearm policy, firearm research, firearm ownership, firearms and interpersonal violence or suicide, mass shootings, children and firearms. While some of the organizations focus solely on issues related to firearms, others have a range of topics that they cover, but include firearm-related issues as part of their work. The links will take you to their websites so you can do a more thorough search of the work that they do.

Giffords.org
Brady (formerly the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence)
Center for American Progress
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Everytown for Gun Safety
Moms Demand Action
Newtown Action Alliance
States United to Prevent Gun Violence
Violence Policy Center
Women Against Gun Violence

Updates

The latest on gun violence prevention research, programs, and advocacy.

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