In WTNH News 8's health headlines, Yale Medicine physician Dr. Kirsten Bechtel discusses how people can stay healthy during #summer by providing tips to prevent drowning and dehydration: wtnh.com/news/health/he…

Looking to refine your advocacy skills and do a deeper dive into health policy? This Academic Peds Assoc Health Policy Scholars Program fellowship is for you! I found this program transformative and met so many incredible mentors and colleagues along the way. academicpeds.org/program/health…

In this paper, I along with my co-authors (Katie Nash, Ambrose Wong, Molly Markowitz, MD, @drkrissyy, Leah Robinson, and Laura Cramer) highlight that not only are there racial disparities in physical restraint, but those disparities are actually WIDER among girls… 1/

In their new Forefront article, Dan Piening, Colleen Morris, + @KBFischer from USC, GW University, + The HAVI discuss how State Medicaid agencies had authority to add violence prevention services as a benefit, but were not used until recent actions by CMS. bit.ly/3OwgiQx

#InTheNews: Shooting survivors have ‘distressingly high’ risk of repeat firearm injury, study finds, especially young Black males us.cnn.com/2023/08/28/hea… #HVIPs #PublicHealth #GunViolencePrevention

Important research by @davidhyang, current Yale EMS Fellowship and Yale Emergency Scholars Fellow, on #AsianAmerican medical student experiences with anti-Asian racism. nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame…

Exposure to gun violence is harmful to our mental and physical well-being, fueling health inequality in the US. That's the conclusion from our brand new, open access paper now out in Health Affairs Scholar. Read on to learn more! 🧵(1/) academic.oup.com/healthaffairss…

The GVP movement has been pushing for an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and President Donald J. Trump once again delivers! This is an important step forward 👇🏽👇🏽wapo.st/3Zqku8h

Join us for a warm welcome from Executive Director Fatimah Loren Dreier. Let's leverage this momentum to strengthen the movement toward #racialequity, safety, and justice for all. Don't miss out on this opportunity! #2023HAVIConference

“We have been sounding the alarm on the crisis of gun violence for years, and our big work is just getting started. It is with this urgency that we are here to discuss building a sustainable future for this work.” — FatimahLoren, HAVI Executive Director #2023HAVIconference

#2023HAVIConference #QOTD "Stopping people from getting to the operating table is the best way to save lives and that’s what the HAVI is about." - Dr. Selwyn Rogers Jr., MD Selwyn O. Rogers Jr. #PlenarySpeaker #ViolencePrevention

Through the power of hospital violence intervention programs integration, we had a thought-provoking session led by HAVI-Certified Training Faculty on integrating hospital violence intervention programs into #healthcaresystem. #2023HAVIConference

The #2023HAVIConference was a great opportunity to share the Connecticut Story. It's the beginning of a new chapter with new and and deeper connections to our colleagues across the country. Thank you The HAVI #CTHVIP #HartfordCommunitiesThatCare

Congrats to Injury Free board member Lois Lee, MD, MPH for her recent induction into the National Academy of Medicine! Here's her quick bio here: "Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine, Harvard Medical School; and senior associate in pediatrics,

New Double Take video: Drs. Emmy Betz, MD, MPH 🇺🇲🩺🔬🤝❤️, Ruth Abaya & Sandy McKay discuss the importance of clinicians having conversations about firearm safety and storage with patients, and they outline high-yield opportunities to have such conversations. Full video: nej.md/3SmdNmf

Hospital-based violence intervention programs (#HVIPs) reduce gunshot victim reinjuries, lowering the human and financial costs of gun violence. Our new HVIP implementation guide, released with @everytown, offers a costing tool that can be tailored to specific needs & budgets–

Learn more about all things Child Passenger Safety in this webinar hosted on 5/22 by T4CIP (Trainees for Child Injury Prevention) featuring 4 amazing experts! #CheckBeforeYouChange

.James Dodington, MD recently talked to WTNH News 8 about summer safety for kids. Watch now to learn about how to prevent #drowning, firework and sparkler injuries, heat-related illnesses, and more: wtnh.com/news/health/he… Yale School of Medicine Yale Medicine

Honored to join these guest to raise awareness around a public health approach to firearm injury prevention. Yale New Haven Health Yale Pediatrics CT Public Health