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Outgunned: America's public health crisis
In just the past five months, 100 people have been shot to death in three mass shootings in Florida, Nevada, and Texas. The carnage has left Americans hungry for a deeper understanding of what drives such violence and how we might collectively respond. Join us on Tuesday, March 13 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET for a free webinar exploring gun violence as a public health problem.
Our expert panel will feature David Hemenway, professor of health policy and director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center; Garen J. Wintemute, professor of emergency medicine and director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis; and Lois Beckett, senior reporter for the Guardian. For more information, click here.
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How do we stop shootings like the one in Parkland, Florida? Expanding access to mental health care won't do it, say psychiatrists Cara Angelotta and Katherine Wisner. The two argue that only confronting the easy availability of guns can achieve that. "Once the rate of state firearm ownership has been taken into account, no significant association between the incidence of these events and prevalence of mental illness, or the strength of firearm legislation in that state, remain," write Angelotta and Wisner.
Can the pediatrician's office do more? "What's extremely powerful about pediatrics is that it's the one place that all parents in America go with their babies," says pediatrician Dr. Jonathan Goldfinger. "There's almost nowhere else that you can connect with families so consistently." In this week's Children's Health Matters blog post, contributor Lauren Whaley examines why some doctors want to make the pediatrician's office a one-stop shop for everything from screening for developmental problems to catching adverse childhood experiences early. But there are some real barriers to doing so, including costs and the availability of specialists. |
In California, Alameda County's success in saving the lives of infants through in-home visits from public health nurses has not been replicated statewide. "An already appalling gap between white and black infant death has grown since then," writes John Gonzales in this week's Health Divide blog post, citing recent CDC state-by-state data. What's driving California's increase in its black infant mortality rate? Experts point to the social determinants of health, or "the structural conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age." As scholar Fleda Mask Jackson tells Gonzales, "It's about fear, anxiety, and uncertainty about having the resources you need to raise the child, whether that be proper housing, employment, or income." |
In another video from our vlog series, 2017 National Fellow Tracie Potts of NBC offers a quick behind-the-scenes look at her reporting on the ever-shifting debate over the Affordable Care Act and its impacts on everyday Americans across the country.
For their 2018 National Fellowship, Antonia Gonzales and Sarah Gustavus reported on programs and initiatives that are encouraging better health outcomes in Native communities in the Southwest. In this Lessons from the Field piece, they share their tips and insights from reporting on health issues in Indian Country, including the "incredible opportunity in partnering with Native media organizations and Native journalists to pursue more insightful coverage of Native communities."
Cristian Fernandez was propelled to international notoriety when he was just 12, when he fatally beat his 2-year-old brother. 2017 National Fellow Tessa Duvall explores how Fernandez's case and those of others incarcerated throughout their adolescent years highlight the long-term implications of incarcerating youthful offenders, including less access to adequate education, worse health outcomes, and high rates of recidivism.
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Career GPS: In this week's Health Media Jobs and Opportunities, Men's Health is looking for a full-time associate fitness editor in New York City. The Mighty is seeking a full-time experienced news editor in New York City.
Apply for a 2018 National Fellowship! Are you a journalist who thinks big and wants their work to make a difference? Applications are now being taken for our 2018 National Fellowship, which provides five days of intensive discussions about reporting on vulnerable children and families and the community conditions that contribute to their health and well-being; reporting grants of $2,000 to $10,000; six months of mentoring; and community engagement grants (for up to five Fellows) of up to $2,000, plus specialized engagement mentoring. Visit our website for more details. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 23, 2018 at 5 p.m.
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