Today, the U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis. Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S., which underscores the necessity of this life-saving action.
This move matters because Surgeon General reports are widely respected publications that take an “evidence-based approach to our nation’s most urgent public health issues.” These types of reports have proven to be an important first step in making progress on public health issues in the past; for example, in 1964, the Surgeon General released a report on smoking and its effect on health, laying the foundation for a greater, multi-pronged approach to reduce levels of smoking.
This comes just weeks after our This Is Our Lane Advisory Council, announced an initiative pushing for such action. Our This Is Our Lane Advisory Council is led by Brady: United Against Gun Violence's Chief Medical Officer and gun violence survivor, Dr. Joseph Sakran, and includes Dr. Halleh Akbarnia, Robin Cogan MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN, Dr. Rochelle Dicker, Dr. Cornelia Griggs, Dr. Emily Lieberman, Dr. Fabiola Plaza, Dr. LJ Punch, Dr. Megan Ranney, Dr. Babak Sarani, Dr. Chethan Sathya MD, Dr. Randi Smith, and Dr. Layla Soliman, MD.
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