Feb
15
The Interrupters on PBS
February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment
I just discovered that PBS is showing The Interrupters in its entirety on their website. It premiered last night on tv; you can check the website to see when it will air again in your area. If you aren’t familiar with the film, it specifically looks at the work of CeaseFire, an organization dedicated to [...]
Aug
4
Veto Violence
August 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The twittersphere has been awash with Veto Violence posts, so some of you may be familiar with this site already. If you’re not, you should head on over and spend some quality time trolling through the different sections. It’s a source for online violence education tools, but it’s grounded in prevention. Specifically a public health [...]
Aug
3
Odds & Ends Wednesday: Medscape and NPR
August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment
There are several things I wanted to bring to your attention this morning: Medscape has some good stuff this week: **An article from the July 2011 Nursing Economics about violence against nurses and its personal and professional toll; **Gail Horner’s article on evaluating child sexual abuse that is cited in this month’s Articles of Note, [...]
Jun
7
I’m in the CLE this week enjoying some family time, so apologies for light postings this week. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the National Association of County & City Health Officials and the Safe States Alliance are co-sponsoring a webcast, Programs and Partnerships to Prevent Gang-Related Youth Violence. The session will be held June 28th [...]
May
3
Gang-Related Violence Against Women and Girls
May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Don’t forget we have a new giveaway going on here at FHO. Just answer the question to be in the running for a copy of Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse. AEquitas is offering a couple webinars this month. The one that is probably of widest interest is the webinar being held May 27th from 2-03:30 pm [...]
Apr
18
Violence in Black and White
April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Pulitzer Prizes were announced today, and the 2011 winner for featured photography is Barbara Davidson from the LA Times. She was awarded the prize for a series she did on the aftermath of gang violence, and the images are really quite moving.
