+ The Million Mom March: engaging the public on gun policy
- Author:
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Wallack, L. / Winett, L. / Nettekoven, L.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- J Public Health Policy
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Gender, Legislation and Policy, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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Children, GUN control, advocacy, gun, woman
The authors read more than 200 news accounts and conducted over 40 interviews with key participants in the May 14 (Mother’s Day) 2000 Million Mom March, probably the most successful public advocacy event...
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+ Children and Guns: Advocacy Groups Speak Out
- Author:
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Forman, James, Jr.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- The Future of Children
- Topics:
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Age Group, Public Opinion, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Gun Control Laws, Weapons, advocacy, youth access
The author examines the attitudes of gun control and pro-gun advocates towards child and youth access to guns, using data from telephone interviews with 29 such advocates from September to December 2001...
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+ Engaging health professionals in advocacy against gun violence
- Author:
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Pinto AD
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Med Confl Surviv
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, International
- Keywords:
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Canada, Consumer Advocacy, Health Personnel, Health Promotion, Social Marketing
The author discusses advocacy to reduce gun violence, particularly in developing nations, focusing on the work of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). The IPPNW helped...
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+ Police Chiefs' Perceptions of the Regulation of Firearms
- Author:
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Thompson, Amy / Price, James H. / Dake, Joseph A. / Tatchell, Thomas
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Public Opinion, Supply
- Keywords:
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PUBLIC health, demographic characteristics, firearm control advocacy, firearms regulation, police chiefs perceptions
405 police chiefs completed a survey designed to assess the likelihood of respondents’ firearm policy support, interest, exposure, involvement with firearm control advocacy, demographic and background...
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+ Grassroots advocacy for gun violence prevention: a status report on mobilizing a movement
- Author:
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Frattaroli, S.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- J Public Health Policy
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Local, Public Health, State, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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advocacy, grassroots, gun violence prevention, movement
The author examines the state of affairs in gun violence prevention advocacy efforts, using qualitative data collected between November 2000 and February 2001 through semi-structured interviews with 18...
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+ Explaining Variation in Gun Control Policy Advocacy Tactics among Local Organizations
- Author:
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Zakocs, Ronda C. / Earp, Jo Anne L.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Health Education & Behavior
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Social Science, State
- Keywords:
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advocacy tactics, gun control policy, motivation, political capacity
The authors evaluated the effect of four organization characteristics (structure, resources, motivation, or political capacity) in explaining their use of advocacy tactics to promote state gun control...
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+ Advocacy in public health: roles and challenges
- Author:
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Chapman, S.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Int J Epidemiol
- Topics:
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Public Health
- Keywords:
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International, Laws, PUBLIC health, advocacy
One case study in this discussion of the role of public health advocacy was the Australian policy response to the Port Arthur gun massacre. “The preventive theme of ‘not going down the American road’...
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+ Are guns used more by US civilians for self-defense or for intimidation?
- Author:
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Hemenway, D. / Azrael, D. / Miller, M.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- West J Med
- Topics:
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Public Health
- Keywords:
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PUBLIC health, advocacy, policy
The article describes the public health efforts to reduce the negative effects of tobacco, alcohol and motor vehicles while maintaining the freedom of consumers to buy, own and use the goods responsibly...
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