Gun Violence Takes Center Stage at National Health Conference in Chicago - Chicago Tribune
The American Public Health Association, which represents thousands of health professionals and advocates, will hold its annual meeting Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 at McCormick Place.
Many public health officials are studying mass shootings and gun violence with the goal of trying to understand those issues and influence public policy.
More than 30 papers and panels at the conference will deal with firearms, including gang violence, hospital treatments, gun fatalities by race and ethnicity, the role of social networks, police use of force, suicide and gun control policy. Research papers will not be made public until the program, but a list of topics is available on the organization’s website.
Researcher Harold Pollack of the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, will discuss trace data analysis of recovered crime guns in Chicago. Pollack also will present findings from a survey of Cook County gun offenders.
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