A Landmark Step in America's Public Health: Surgeon General's Fight Against Firearm Violence
The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has taken an unprecedented step by declaring firearm violence in America a public health crisis. This groundbreaking announcement came in the form of a Surgeon General’s Advisory on Firearm Violence,
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US Surgeon General declares gun violence a public health crisis
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a public health crisis, showing the need for action to address the country's alarming high rate of shooting deaths
US surgeon general declares firearm violence a public health crisis
The advisory marked the first time the nation’s leading voice on public health — the same office that in the 1960s highlighted the lethal consequences of cigarette smoking — had issued an urgent pronouncement on deaths related to firearms.
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I want people to understand the full impact of firearm violence in our country, and I want them to see it as a public health issue,” Murthy said in an interview.
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