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Surgeon General issues advisory on firearm violence 

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., June 25 released an advisory on firearm violence, declaring it a public health crisis in America.
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AHA issue brief examines community violence intervention

AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative Oct. 17 released its final issue brief in a series examining the four pillars of Building a Safe Workplace and Community framework.
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Report: HRSA should classify as essential certain health care services related to intimate partner violence 

The Health Resources and Services Administration should classify as essential 15 health care services related to intimate partner violence, according to a report released Jan. 11 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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AHA releases digital toolkit for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month 

AHA has released social media content and graphics in English and Spanish to help hospitals and health systems raise awareness about human trafficking during January’s National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
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What you need to know about forced labor in health care supply chain and services

The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, Jones Day and HEAL Trafficking (Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage) recently hosted a special convening, Forced Labor in Health Care Supply Chains: What Hospital Leaders Need to Know, to provide practical information and resources to health care providers.
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Perspective: Taking Action to Stop Gun Violence

Every day, hospitals and health systems across the country respond to the trauma caused by gun violence. Through the AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, we have partnered with the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center to provide resources and support surrounding incidents of mass violence for the communities and patients served by hospitals and health systems.
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Chair File: Help Stop the Cycle of Human Trafficking

Today, new ICD-10-CM codes take effect so clinicians can better classify a diagnosis for patients who are victims of human trafficking.
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Chairman’s File: Supporting victims of mass violence

Like all Americans, we watched with shock and heavy hearts as news came in this weekend of the tragic events in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
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Hospital Approaches to Violence Prevention

For more information, contact Ruth Adeola, program coordinator, violence and injury prevention, at radeola@umm.edu.