In the presentation we will examine gun violence in America as a public health crisis, focusing on the ways in which particular populations such as women, children, communities of color, and individuals struggling with mental health challenges are uniquely affected.
We will examine the epidemiology of gun violence and outline some of the ways in which politics have become entangled with the pursuit of implementing life-saving interventions and discuss ways in which the medical community has approached gun violence through clinical interventions designed to educate and empower patients and practitioners.
Presenters Dr. Sonya Lewis and Dr. Jim Peggs are both members of Physicians for the Prevention of Gun Violence.
This study group will meet Monday March 22 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.