Hospitals Against Violence
ProMedica | Toledo, OH
Established in 1995, Teen PEP (Peers Educating Peers) is a primary abuse-prevention program that focuses on rape and sexual-violence prevention education as well as teen dating violence and bullying prevention. The project is based on a CDC-evaluated, evidence-based…
Mercyhealth | Janesville, WI
School and workplace violence is an increasingly common threat. Since 1992, almost 400 school shootings have taken place, and a recent FBI report shows that incidents are increasing annually. Even in the best of circumstances, emergency medical service (EMS) providers…
Last month's Association for Community Health Improvement annual conference explored the tough questions, shared success stories and provided resources on violence prevention.
More than 40 percent of the initial hospitalization costs for gunshot victims are billed to Medicaid and Medicare.
Harvard-trained surgeon and public health expert pilots new Level I trauma center on Chicago’s murder-plagued South Side.
Physicians have a key role to play in limiting gun-related fatalities, panel members say
Selwyn Rogers, M.D., is leading the effort to open a new facility on the Windy City's violence-plagued South Side
For former health care leader turned priest, progress is measured one life at a time.