firearm injury prevention Archives

David Grossman, MD, and Bechara Choucair, MD, detail health care’s role in curtailing violence in Health Affairs article

October 7, 2019

Kaiser Permanente leaders David Grossman, MD, MPH, and Bechara Choucair, MD, write about the role health care plays in addressing violence in an article published today in Health Affairs.

Stopping violence: What can health care do right now?

October 7, 2019

David Grossman, MD, MPH, senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, offers the Permanente perspective on reducing harm to patients and the workforce.

Kaiser Permanente physician leaders pen perspective piece on firearm injury prevention

August 1, 2019

Kaiser Permanente’s Firearm Injury Prevention Task Force co-leads David Grossman, MD, MPH, and Bechara Choucair, MD, co-authored an article recently published in Pediatrics on the role health systems have in preventing firearm injury. The article states that in order for health professionals to be effective in protecting patients from firearm injury, they must know how to identify high-risk individuals and have the tools necessary to intervene effectively.

Kaiser Permanente funds firearm injury prevention research studies

June 20, 2019

Three initiatives will seek to develop clinical-level interventions around safe weapon storage, suicide prevention, and risk prediction.

Making a case for clinical research as a priority in preventing firearm injury and death

May 6, 2019

David Grossman, MD, MPH, writes how health care systems, hospitals, and researchers have a role in preventing gun injury and death.

David Grossman, MD, discusses how Kaiser Permanente sets an example in firearm injury prevention research

April 16, 2019

In a recent Modern Healthcare article, David Grossman, MD, senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, shares his insights on the $2 million investment Kaiser Permanente has made in identifying best practices for clinicians to help prevent injuries and death from guns.

Kaiser Permanente Firearm Safety Task Force, $2 Million Grant Gains Nationwide Attention

April 19, 2018

This initial research funding demonstrates Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to the health of the communities it serves by addressing preventable gun-related injuries and death.