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Taking Action Now: Preventing Deaths from Guns, Alcohol, and Drugs

Name: Taking Action Now: Preventing Deaths from Guns, Alcohol, and Drugs
Start: 2025-03-21T15:45:00.0000000Z
End: 2025-03-21T16:45:00.0000000Z
Location: 1700 Richmond Highway

1700 Richmond Highway

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Summary

This panel will explore the critical intersections of firearm violence, alcohol misuse, and drug abuse, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive public health approach to prevention. Experts from the public health community will discuss strategies that focus on early intervention, education, and policy change to reduce the harmful impacts of these issues. Topics will include community-driven violence prevention programs, the role of public health in regulating alcohol and drug use, and how cross-sector collaboration can create safer, healthier environments and address mental health concerns such as suicide prevention. Attendees will gain insights into evidence-based practices, advocacy efforts, and the role of policy in mitigating these public health crises.

Moderator: Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP

Speaker

Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH
Dean of Yale School of Public Health and C.-E. A. Winslow Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and Professor of Emergency Medicine

Admission

Registration Fees: Event Registration is Required

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Conferences and Symposia