Meeting the needs of a community: teaching evidence-based youth violence prevention initiatives to members of strategic communities Journal Article

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Authors: Ruffolo, D. C.; Andresen, P. A.; Winn, K. L.
Article Title: Meeting the needs of a community: teaching evidence-based youth violence prevention initiatives to members of strategic communities
Abstract: Youth violence is among the most serious health threats in the nation today. Violence disproportionately affects young people and people of color. Although the national rates of violent injury and homicide have shown a decline in most regions of the United States over the past 15 years, the rates of violence and related injuries among youth remain unacceptably high. The prevention of youth violence has been a priority of health departments nationwide, including the Cook County Department of Public Health. The goal of this project was to provide key community leaders, social service workers, and nurses within suburban Cook County with educational sessions on Blueprints for Violence Prevention, an initiative to promote evidence-based youth violence prevention programs.
Journal Title: Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
ISSN: 1078-7496; 1078-7496
Publisher: Unknown  
Journal Place: United States
Date Published: 2013
Start Page: 24
End Page: 30
Language: eng
DOI/URL:

10.1097/JTN.0b013e3182866187

10.1097/JTN.0b013e3182866187
Notes: ID: 12995; JID: 9512997; ppublish