Re: “Seattle, King County, neighborhood leaders launch plan to fight gun violence” [July 10, Local News]:
We have been delighted to listen to King County Govt Dow Constantine name for “long-term change” to confront our neighborhood’s disaster of firearm violence.
By age 18 the typical American has witnessed a median of 200,000 violent acts on TV alone — many involving firearms. Our youngsters get their data on firearms from video video games, motion pictures and social media. They obtain no formal schooling about this well being problem, although firearm violence is the primary reason for loss of life of their age group. If we’re to significantly handle firearm violence in our communities, we have to stability these impressions with the details.
Over the previous seven years our group has reached over 7,000 Washington state highschool college students with a public health-based presentation, endorsed by Edmonds and Tacoma faculty superintendents and well being educators, that presents the scientific knowledge on firearm violence, teaches college students to determine high-risk conditions, empowers them to make use of assets to forestall firearm harm and brings them updated on legal guidelines that may assist to avoid wasting lives.
Training may also help convey concerning the lasting modifications we’d like. Contact us to search out out how one can convey our program to varsities in your neighborhood at washingtonceasefire.org, below “Applications.”
Gregory Engel, M.D., MPH, Seattle, director, Firearm Harm Prevention Educators and board member, Washington Ceasefire
