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.
Dr Jeff Sebo joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Zoe Griffiths: "How Should We Improve How Medical and Veterinary Students Learn About Human and Nonhuman Animals?"
Dr Temple Grandin joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Answers to Patient, Student, and Clinician Questions About How Animals Are Slaughtered and Used for Food.”