Street Soldiers Radio: End Gun Violence

June 30, 2024

Street Soldiers Radio discusses the newly released report from the U.S. Surgeon General stating Gun Violence is a public health crisis. Dr. Garen Wintemute, an emergency room doctor and expert joins us to further discuss the issues and impacts of gun violence along with guests Dr. Julie Parsonnet, Dr. Dean Winslow and DeVitta Briscoe.

Garen J. Wintemute is a renowned expert on the public health crisis of gun violence and a pioneer in the field of injury epidemiology and prevention of firearm violence, which results in approximately 30,000 deaths a year and approximately 75,000 nonfatal injuries seen in hospital emergency departments.

Dr. Wintemute’s longstanding commitment to understand the nature of firearm violence and its underlying causes has produced a uniquely rich and informative body of research on firearm violence that directly improves the health and safety of Americans and has positioned California and UC Davis as national leaders in efforts to break the cycle of gun violence.

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