Accelerated a public health approach to gun violence prevention through data and narratives.

In partnership with Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and RTI International, PI provided strategic guidance to produce a report on narrative change strategies that can help promote a public health approach to addressing community violence. The purpose of this work was to (1) equip the public health ecosystem (including public health departments and community-based organizations) with the knowledge and skills to shift narratives, and (2) promote data practices that prioritize community-rooted solutions for safe communities. PI and BCHC also hosted a two-part webinar series, partnering with American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions, Seattle Public Health Department, and Berkeley Media Studies Group to share perspectives and strategies on reframing violence and community safety for 200 attendees. Finally, PI developed a tool about community safety narrative change and cross-sector collaboration, and contributed to an online repository of narrative change resources for public health practitioners.

Funder: Big Cities Health Coalition via the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education

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