How Interactive Guides Can Promote Tough Conversations About Health

There’s never been a more important time to encourage people to talk about their health. COVID-19 cases remain unchecked, a mental health crisis is unfolding, opioid-related deaths are on the rise, the health challenges Americans struggled with before the pandemic have been exacerbated, and as a result of the systemic racism that pervades our healthcare system, all of these issues affect people of color disproportionately.

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The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demanding task that requires consideration of numerous upstream, interrelated, and tangential issues. To help safety advocates develop strategies to prevent violent child death, we compiled five frameworks to help: Understand and explain …
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What Are the Risk and Protective Factors for Violent Child Death?

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Report: The Deadliest Cities for People Walking Are Now Even More Dangerous

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New Year, Same Concerns: Why Racism is Still a Public Health Crisis in 2023

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Latino ‘Excess Deaths’ Far Exceed Initial Estimates during COVID-19 Pandemic

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