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Abstract: 

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy recently issued the first-ever surgeon general’s advisory on firearm violence, saying that it poses an urgent threat to the nation’s health and well-being. This announcement marks the first time that the government's leading public health body has focused on the seriousness of guns as a social problem. Surgeon General’s Advisories are public statements that call the American people’s attention to a public health issue and provide recommendations for how that issue should be addressed. Advisories are typically shorter than Surgeon General’s Reports or Surgeon General’s Calls to Action, and they are reserved for significant public health challenges that demand the American people’s immediate attention. The Press Release announcing the advisory, published June 24, 2024, is reproduced below. For the full advisory opinion, see https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/firearm-violence/index.html

Keywords: Firearm Violence and Public Health

Affiliations:  1: Domestic Violence Report.