Youth Violence: A Public Health Issue

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Topics: Education, Health, Other
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What if youth violence was like a disease -- something that could be prevented? One public health official believes a winning prescription is one that tackles violence at its root, preventing violence before it happens. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, a professor at Harvard University is working with leaders at Cleveland City Hall on ways to address this issue by focusing on prevention. She spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

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