Firearm Injury The Magnitude of the Problem, Root Causes & Innovative Solutions

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Firearm Injury The Magnitude of the Problem, Root Causes & Innovative Solutions

Firearm Injury

The Magnitude of the Problem, Root Causes

& Innovative Solutions

Firearm injury and death has become a persistent and pressing public health crisis in the United States. The causes are complex, involving factors across the ecological spectrum from individual behavior to policy-related issues.

Wednesday, June 14th, Dr. Laura Seewald of the University of Michigan will speak at our June "Lunch & Learn" on the magnitude of this problem in the U.S. as well as offering a framework for developing solutions and reducing injury.

We hope that you will join us for this very important topic.

Details:

NOVEMBER, 2023 - 11:30-12:30 pm

Canton Township Administrative Building

(1150 Canton Center Rd., Canton - 1st floor board room)

This is a FREE event, however, we ask that you register.

This event is part of the Local Impact Alliance's "Lunch & Learn" program.

Bring your lunch and feed your mind.

Click Here to Register

About our Speaker

Dr. Laura Seewald is an adult emergency medicine physician at the University of Michigan and current postdoctoral fellow with the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.

The focus of her postdoctoral research and education is in the field of firearm injury prevention, with a specific interest in learning how to use machine learning algorithms to tailor interventions for high-risk ED populations.

In addition to her research duties, Dr. Seewald works clinically at Hurley Medical Center in Flint.

Published in Lunch & Learn