The February 14 shooting in the Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, reminded us once again about the horrific toll of gun violence on the United States. This was the 18th school shooting in the US this year; in Parkland, 17 students were killed and about as many were injured. The shooter used an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, the same weapon used in many other high-profile mass shootings, including Sandy Hook. These guns have been widely available in the United States ever since Congress allowed the federal assault weapons ban to expire in 2004.
Commentary: Florida School Shooting and America's Response | Fortune
On Wednesday, a gunman killed 17 people and wounded at least a dozen others at a Parkland, Florida high school. This act was shocking, evil, and, in America, routine. There have been 30 mass shootings in the U.S. so far this year, And just last October, a gunman in Las Vegas killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more, making it the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s modern history.
How censorship can harm public health | The Boston Globe
ON FRIDAY, a Washington Post report suggested that a directive was issued to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that bars the agency from using seven words and phrases in CDC budget materials and official documents. According to the report, the censored terminology includes “fetus,” “transgender,” “diversity,” “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “evidence-based,” and “science-based.” In a somewhat Orwellian twist, the CDC has apparently been told that an acceptable option for describing evidence or science-based information could read as follows: “The CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes.” It may be worth remembering that, at times in world history, community standards and wishes shared the consensus that the earth was flat.
Why We Should Resist The Censorship Of The Words and Ideas of Public Health | Thrive Global
On Friday, a Washington Post report suggested that a directive was issued to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that bars the agency from using seven words and phrases in CDC budget materials and official documents. According to the report, the censored terminology includes “fetus,” “transgender,” “diversity,” “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “evidence-based,” and “science-based.” In a somewhat Orwellian twist, the CDC has apparently been told that an acceptable option for describing evidence or science-based information could read as follows: “The CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes.” It may be worth remembering that, at times in world history, community standards and wishes shared the consensus that the earth was flat.
Censoring words associated with public health would be a big mistake | Dallas News
A recent Washington Post report suggested that a directive was issued to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that bars the agency from using seven words and phrases in CDC budget materials and official documents. According to the report, the censored terminology includes "fetus," "transgender," "diversity," "vulnerable," "entitlement," "evidence-based" and "science-based." In a somewhat Orwellian twist, the CDC has apparently been told that an acceptable option for describing evidence or science-based information could read as follows: "The CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes." It may be worth remembering that at times in world history, community standards and wishes shared the consensus that the Earth was flat.
Why we should resist the censorship of the words and ideas of public health | Medium
On Friday, a Washington Post report suggested that a directive was issued to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that bars the agency from using seven words and phrases in CDC budget materials and official documents. According to the report, the censored terminology includes “fetus,” “transgender,” “diversity,” “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “evidence-based,” and “science-based.” In a somewhat Orwellian twist, the CDC has apparently been told that an acceptable option for describing evidence or science-based information could read as follows: “The CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes.” It may be worth remembering that, at times in world history, community standards and wishes shared the consensus that the earth was flat.
3 steps we can take on gun violence — now | The Boston Globe
At least 26 people were killed Sunday after a gunman opened fire on a church in a rural Texas community, in the deadliest church shooting in US history. And horrific as this event was, it was, somehow, not the deadliest mass shooting that occurred in recent weeks. On Oct. 1, a gunman killed 59 people, including himself, and injured hundreds more at a Las Vegas concert, in the deadliest overall shooting in US history.
Fire prevention: the lessons we can learn | OUPblog
The United States spends more on health than any other economically comparable country, yet sees a consistently mediocre return on this investment. This could be because the United States invests overwhelmingly in medicine and curative care, at the expense of the social, economic, and environmental determinants of health—factors like quality education and housing, the safety of our air and water, and the nutritional content of our food. A deeper investment in contextual factors like these can help create healthy societies and prevent disease before it occurs.