Guns, public health, and politics
Because the White House’s nominee for surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, tweeted in 2012 that “guns are a health care issue,” the gun lobby took issue and Murthy’s nomination is now in jeopardy. But [[David Hemenway]] of Harvard School…
The danger of guns in homes
Parents with guns in the house should assume their children are aware of the firearms – and possibly have even touched them, according to David Hemenway, professor of health policy and director of the Harvard Injury Control Research…
Gun access heightens risk of suicide, murder
A new study finds that people with access to a gun are three times more likely to commit suicide and almost twice as likely to be murdered. David Hemenway of Harvard School of Public Health—who wrote an editorial…
New safety measures needed to reduce gun violence
July 18, 2013 — Among developed countries, rates of violence are roughly similar. But in the United States, the chance of dying from a violent act exceeds that of other countries by a wide margin. It’s because of guns,…
High schoolers get an introduction to field of public health
May 10, 2013 — Yaendy Matos, a student at Fenway High School in Boston, says she is interested in a medical career but the field of public health has not been on her radar. “We don’t know what…
Guns & Suicide: The Hidden Toll
[ Spring 2013 ] Special Report by Madeline Drexler, Editor, Harvard Public Health There’s a gas station maybe a five-minute drive away from us, and the gas station sells guns. I didn’t realize places like that existed. Ryan just walked…
Suicide made easier
Editorial in the New York Times, February 15, 2013, referencing Harvard Injury Control Research Center
Harvard School of Public Health experts offer insights on curbing U.S. gun violence
January 22, 2013 -- In the wake of the horrific school shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) experts have been interviewed in many media outlets on a range of issues relating to…
Comprehensive public health approach urged to curb gun violence in U.S.
For immediate release: Monday, January 7, 2013 Boston, MA -- In the wake of the horrific school shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December, three Harvard experts say the best way to curb gun violence in the U.S. is…
Soda and violence
Article in Harvard Magazine, November-December 2012 issue, featuring HSPH’s David Hemenway