Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis in North Carolina: What Now?

Tracie Campbell; Kimberly Scott; Raynard Washington

doi:10.18043/001c.81265

Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis in North Carolina: What Now?

N C Med J. 2023 Jul;84(4):223-225. doi: 10.18043/001c.81265.

Authors

Tracie Campbell¹, Kimberly Scott², Raynard Washington³

Affiliations

¹ Office of Violence Prevention, Mecklenburg County Government.
² Population Health, Mecklenburg County Government.
³ Health Director, Mecklenburg County Government.

PMID: 39302298
DOI: 10.18043/001c.81265

Abstract

Gun violence is an epidemic impacting the health and safety of North Carolinians. Mecklenburg County Public Health uses a public health approach to address this issue through four steps: 1) Define and monitor the problem, 2) Identify risk and protective factors, 3) Develop and test prevention strategies, 4) Assure widespread adoption.

Keywords: Raynard Washington; Tracie Campbell; charlotte; firearm violence; health policy; kimberly scott; mecklenburg county; north carolina; prevention; public health.

Publication types

Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Firearms / legislation & jurisprudence
Gun Violence* / prevention & control
Gun Violence* / statistics & numerical data
Humans
North Carolina / epidemiology
Public Health*
Risk Factors