Ongoing epidemic of gun violence. I am the executive director of the Health Medicine and science program. Health medicine and society, the sponsor of Public Health at the aspen institute. Rounds is a timehonored feature of medicine to keep clinicians up to date about scientific and medical advancements. Now in its eighth year, borrowing from the tradition to advance knowledge about Population Health issues of the day. Sadly but most urgently, we have a topic for discussion. Statistics on firearm injury in the u. S. Are bleak. They threatened to become numbing. Firearms killed more than 48,000 americans and injured twice as many. Most firearm deaths are caused by suicide while homicides are the most common cause under the age of 18. The United States has adjusted homicide rates 22 times higher than the european union. That toll does not stop with the victims. Given the trauma and fear associated with the proximity to violence, it affects millions. Becoming numb is not something the nati
Solutions from a Public Health perspective. If this is one hour. Good afternoon. You cannot be tired yet. Welcome to the aspen institute. We are delighted to have you for this timely discussion about the ongoing epidemic of gun violence. I am the executive director of the Health Medicine and science program. Health medicine and society, the sponsor of Public Health at the aspen institute. Rounds is a timehonored feature of medicine to keep clinicians up to date about scientific and medical advancements. Now in its eighth year, borrowing from the tradition to advance knowledge about Population Health issues of the day. Sadly but most urgently, we have a topic for discussion. Statistics on firearm injury in the u. S. Are bleak. They threatened to become numbing. Firearms killed more than 48,000 americans and injured twice as many. Most firearm deaths are caused by suicide while homicides are the most common cause under the age of 18. The United States has adjusted homicide rates 22 times
Warming centers are now opening up across the city of milwaukee. The milwaukee increase in people showing up during the cold. It averaged about 176 people at its mens shelter during the month of november. Last night. They had 184 people. Capacity during the winter months is 250 men. The mens side any time its below 20 degrees we dont let anybody outside overnight well get them inside. If our beds fill up we have some extra matresses for the lobby on the mens side the rescue the rescue mission also runs a downtown shelter for moms and kids. There are currently staying as temperatures continue to drop. Milwaukeeans who like to run or walk outside are finding them harder to stand. Pete zervakis shows you their solution. People looking to stay active in this bitter cold are taking shelter at one of the typically coldest places in town its chilly in here you got to wear a coat and gloves but to tim mary linehan. The 50degree conditions inside the Pettit National ice feet of ice in there you
Takes himself on a date for a week. Why a lot of people can identify with dinner and a movie for one. Single for a long time. So was i. Am. If you operate a motorcycle blogging channel on youtube you cant ask for much better video than what jim asked for on this day. The car in front of him has his flashers on. Once he moves past you will see why the truck had the flashers on. What are you doing, guy . In front a cadillac with a blown tire weaving all over the road. That cadillac seems way out of control going far right off the road. Now jim here on his motorcycle kind of just observing whats happening when suddenly what the oh the car takes out a lamp post, but still going. Still going. Still going. Jim gets in front of the guy in oh. You should be careful on your bike, mate. What are you doing . Pull over. And they pull over . Think like medical emergency. At this point. You need to stop. More weaving, more swerving coming from the driver in this cadillac, smashing into guardrails. J