Publication Date:
Tuesday, January 15, 2013Authors: Andra Teten Tharp, Thomas R. Simon and Janet Saul
This journal article by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes building safe and healthy environments to prevent violence, rather than focusing only on individual interventions. Business improvement districts are one example of an effective community-level prevention strategy, and the authors also present costs associated with violence and the benefits of preventing violence. Read the article.