Community Violence
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association content on community violence and actions hospitals and health systems can take to prevent violence in their communities.
Violence in our communities is a serious public health issue, and as such, it is of great concern to hospitals that care for victims of violence and also prepare for possible mass events. While a review of prior research shows that numerous efforts from a range of perspectives have been made to…
We talk a lot about how health insurance coverage improves people’s health and increases their financial security. But health coverage also seems to help fight crime.
Jacob Vogler, a PhD, economics student at the University of Illinois, tracked figures from the FBI Uniform Crime Reports and the…
Cynthia Kelleher, President and CEO and Lynn Williams, security coordinator for the UM Rehab Institute speaks to the role hospitals can play to ensure the safety of their employees and patients and to reduce violence in their community by collaborating with local law enforcement, the business…
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association's Hospitals Against Violence initiative invites you to an upcoming webinar on how hospitals and health systems can take a lead in convening community stakeholders and citizens to combat escalating violence.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association's Hospitals Against Violence initiative invites you to this webinar to learn how hospitals and health systems can help to combat community violence using Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs).