In the summer of 2022, in response to recent American mass shootings, ASPPH renewed its commitment to work to end gun violence, and this week, we released our Gun Violence Prevention: An Academic Public Health Framework report reconfirming our commitment.

Recognizing the urgency of gun violence and the opportunity to act, ASPPH established a Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, which includes experts from 13 of our members. The Task Force spent the last six months reviewing existing literature, identifying needs and gaps, and developing recommendations informed by evidence that can be used by ASSPH, its members, and other Schools and Programs of Public Health (SPPHs) to enhance impact across the broader stakeholder community.

ASPPH will now begin work with our members on the implementation phase of this initiative. You can view the final report Gun Violence Prevention: An Academic Public Health Framework and other relevant resources on our Gun Violence Prevention webpage.