Episode 26: The Public Health Report on Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue

We dedicate this episode to the topic of gun violence and mass shootings as a public healthissue.

Since May 7th, 2023, there have been more mass shooting events than days passed in the year. In this episode, your host Rainaclare Sibal discusses the impact of mass shootings on community health and what actions and discussions need to occur to treat this issue as the public health issue that it is.

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