Resource Pack: Gun Violence and Public Health
2024
This resource pack was curated by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator to examine the gun violence epidemic and its public health implications in the United States. This collection of resources assesses the prevalence of gun violence in the U.S., comparative policy and legislation between the U.S. and other countries, violence in schools, mass shootings, and intentional and unintentional injury including accidental discharge, mental health and suicide, and domestic violence. This collection also addresses police brutality and use of excessive force. Police use excessive force on and kill Black Americans at more than twice the rate as white Americans. The gun violence epidemic and its disproportionate impact on minority populations in the U.S. has direct and widespread effects on health outcomes―both mental and physical―for individuals, communities, and systems in the U.S. Data and comprehensive research on gun violence remain visibly limited in the United States. Continued research, understanding, and analysis of drivers and consequences of the gun violence epidemic is essential for public health experts, policy makers, community organizers, educators, individuals, and the public to acknowledge, repair, and improve the overwhelming violence afflicting the United States.
The resources in this collection were selected for their diversity, quality, and timeliness. We specifically curated publications, data portals, country and state cases, and teaching resources that allow users to explore how policy and legislation and social and institutional frameworks in the U.S. have created a crisis and epidemic of gun violence. The various resource types are suitable for multimodal learning in classroom, including in-person, hybrid, or online learning environments. These resources are free and updated regularly.
These resources may be useful to educators as they develop lesson plans, activities, or assignments focused on gun violence. Learners can apply critical and analytical thinking skills by exploring data portals, use articles and reports to engage in discussions, and examine state or country cases to understand how legislation related to guns affects their own communities.
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Resource Pack: Gun Violence and Public Health
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Resource Pack: Gun Violence and Public Health. Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University 2024. http://repository.gheli.harvard.edu/repository/collection/resource-pack-gun-violence-and-public-health.