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Health Harms Of Mass Shootings Ripple Across Communities

Research reveals negative effects of mass shootings spread farther than previously understood, harming even those not touched directly by the violence.

Nov 17, 2022

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FIREARM INJURIES IN OREGON NEARLY DOUBLED FROM 2019 TO 2021, ACCORDING TO DATA COLLECTED FROM EMERGENCY ROOMS IN HOSPITALS ACROSS THE STATE. TWO FIREARMS, THE RUGER MINI-14 (TOP) AND THE AR-15, ARE SHOWN IN THIS OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING FILE PHOTO./JONATHAN LEVINSON/OPB

Oregon Emergency Room Data Shows Firearm Injuries Are Now Twice As Common

New research from Oregon Health & Science University shows a 90% increase in firearm injuries since 2019.

Oct 22, 2022

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DR. LAUREL DESNICK, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER FOR THE PARK CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN MONTANA, PREPARES TO DELIVER BOXES OF NARCAN TO LOCAL HOTELS. THE FREE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCAN, THE BRAND NAME OF THE DRUG NALOXONE, WHICH CAN REVERSE OPIOID OVERDOSES, IS ONE PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY BORNE OUT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC./KATHERYN HOUGHTON/KHN

Public Health Agencies Adapt COVID Lessons To Curb Overdoses, STDs And Gun Violence

Health workers have started adapting lessons they learned from their COVID-19 response to other aspects of their work.

Aug 18, 2022

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An advertisement for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s 988 hotline at the Shaw-Howard University subway station in Washington, D.C., on July 18, 2023. | ERIC HARKLEROAD/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Gun Safety ‘Wrapped in a Mental Health Bill’: A Look At The New Law

The focus is on improving mental health services, with $13 billion earmarked for such programs.

Jul 7, 2022

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Trauma Surgeons Detail The Horror Of Mass Shootings In The Wake Of Uvalde And Call For Reforms

Many trauma surgeons are calling for substantial reforms to address gun violence.

Jun 11, 2022

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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU Researcher Leads Creation Of A Portland-Based Research Center On Gun Violence

A researcher at Oregon Health & Science University and the VA Portland Health Care System recently obtained a grant to create a Gun Violence Prevention Research Center to step up research on gun deaths and injuries, their causes and strategies for prevention.

May 31, 2022

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Mass Shootings Elsewhere Can Cause Anxiety, Regression In Children In Oregon

Dr. Ajit Jetmalani, a child psychiatrist at Oregon Health & Science University, is urging parents to watch for signs of anxiety and depression in their children.

May 31, 2022

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ROY MOORE (BOTTOM RIGHT) TESTIFIES IN FAVOR OF H.B. 4045 BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE ON FEB. 7, 2022./THE LUND REPORT

Oregon To Use Medicaid Funds For Violence Intervention

Lawmakers passed a bill that allocates $5 million to programs offering support to victims of gang violence and seeks Medicaid dollars for future funding.

Mar 2, 2022
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JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE, A WASHINGTON, D.C., CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS BRIGHTWOOD PARK, ADDRESSES DOZENS OF PEOPLE AT A VIGIL SITE. /AMANDA GOMEZ/KHN

DC Is Using Public Health Tools to Prevent Gun Violence. Will It Work?

The city’s first-ever gun violence prevention director, Linda Harllee Harper, aims to treat the immediate symptoms and root causes of community violence.

Oct 21, 2021

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THIS IS WHAT A REPLICA GUN MADE WITH 3D-PRINTED PARTS LOOKS LIKE/TRANSPORTATION AND SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Oregon, Washington Attorneys General Again Sue Trump Administration To Block 3D-Printed Guns

Jan 27, 2020