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Jul 8, 2024 · Domestic abuse, also known as domestic violence, is a serious public health issue that affects individuals and families across the globe. The public health effects of domestic abuse can be significant and long-lasting, with survivors experiencing a range of physical and mental health consequences. The AMA is committed to reducing the culture of violence and domestic abuse. Stay up-to-date with ...
Tips to help you ID intimate partner violence via telehealth
Oct 28, 2021 · Patients who need help can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE (7233). They also can text LOVEIS to 22522 or log onto thehotline.org for more discreet options. The Urban Resource Institute, based in New York City, offers these safety planning tips to share with patients experiencing IPV.
Preventing violence - American Medical Association
While yearly domestic violence rates have dropped dramatically by 64% from 1993 to 2010, and the number of individuals killed by an intimate partner declined 26% for women and 48% for men between 1993 and 2012, domestic violence remains a critical problem in the United States. The AMA recognizes that more work must take place.
Systems approach can improve intimate-partner violence screening
Aug 11, 2017 · “One of the ways to improve health outcomes, decrease the very high rates of obesity, hypertension, depression, poor education outcomes and chronic disease is to implement domestic-violence screening,” said Dr. McCaffree. Knowing why to pursue this screening and knowing how best to do it are, of course, two separate questions.
Physicians to high court: Keep firearms out of abusers’ hands
Sep 27, 2023 · The man was not allowed access to a firearm after a Texas state court found that he committed family violence and then imposed a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO). The man violated that order, threatening another woman with a firearm and participating in a series of five shootings, court records show.
Geisinger shares insights on preventing violence in health care
Nov 18, 2024 · “Workplace violence is a recognized hazard in the health care industry,” declares the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It defines the problem as “any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site,” and can include threats, verbal ...
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Public health solutions are key to preventing firearm violence
May 25, 2023 · The AMA has formed a gun violence prevention task force and also has adopted more than 30 policy recommendations to reduce firearm violence, trauma, injury and death. Learn how the AMA advocates to prevent gun violence and to increase gun safety.
AMA Press Releases & Statements - American Medical Association
Dec 17, 2024 · The AMA Press Center houses AMA press releases and statements on recent issues. Get the latest information on hot topics in the health care industry on the AMA.
How physicians can talk to patients about gun violence and …
Mar 9, 2023 · Having a dedicated gun violence task force is new. But AMA has been calling for efforts to stop firearm violence since the 1980s. In fact, in 1998, AMA even published a physician's firearm safety guide, which was a primer for physicians with a broad overview of both public health and clinical issues.