Violence reduction efforts should be modeled on noncontagious diseases, which have as their root cause environmental determinants, not contagious diseases.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(5):513-515. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.corr1-1805.
Gary Slutkin, MD, Charles Ransford, MPP, and Daria Zvetina
Violence reduction efforts should focus on interrupting transmission of violence and changing behaviors rather than mitigating environmental risk factors.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(5):516-519. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.corr2-1805.
Nicole D. Damari, MS, Karan S. Ahluwalia, Anthony J. Viera, MD, MPH, and Adam O. Goldstein, MD, MPH
Continuing medical education (CME) attendance on gun safety is associated with firearm safety counseling and asking patients with depression about guns.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):56-68. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.stas1-1801.
Public health surveillance for infectious disease provides a model for a mandatory reporting policy for human trafficking, which poses risks for survivors.
AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):45-53. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.stas1-1701.