[DIV28SUPER] Fwd: Opportunity for Input on CDC's New Gun Violence Research Agenda

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From: "Jamieson, Christine" <cjamieson@apa.org>
Date: April 15, 2013, 5:47:54 PM EDT
To: "Jamieson, Christine" <cjamieson@apa.org>
Subject: Opportunity for Input on CDC's New Gun Violence Research Agenda

APA's Science Directorate wants to make you aware of an opportunity to submit materials to guide the development of a new research agenda on gun-related violence at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

A new committee established by the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences Education (DBASSE) at the Institute of Medicine will develop a proposed public health research agenda for the CDC to improve knowledge of the causes of gun violence, the interventions that prevent gun violence, and strategies to minimize the public health burden of gun violence. To guide the development of the research agenda, the committee will examine the following:

·         Characteristics of gun violence

·         Interventions and strategies to prevent or reduce gun-related injuries

·         Technologies that may reduce gun-related violence

·         Impact of violence in video games, the media, and social media on real-life violence

·         Potential risk and protective factors

The committee will host a public workshop on April 23 in Washington, DC, and interested parties may submit to FirearmsResearch@nas.edu any materials they believe the committee should consider in its work.   APA encourages psychologists to send any materials that might be useful to the committee, and to send a copy to APA's Science Government Relations Office at cjamieson@apa.org.   APA staff will be in attendance at the workshop, and members of the public are invited to register to attend the meeting in person or to watch the webcast.

 

Sincerely,

Christine Jamieson

 

Christine Jamieson | Science Policy Associate Science Government Relations Office Science Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: (202) 336-6182 | Email: cjamieson@apa.org