Prevention Works: A Public Health Approach to
Preventing Violence Affecting Youth
Friday, April 27, 2012, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2168,
Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the Congressional Tri-Caucus-Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus-and UNITY, Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth.
Co-sponsored by the Afterschool Alliance; American Public Health Association; Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; Prevention Institute; Safe States Alliance; and Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles (as of March 31, 2012).
- Moderated by Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, UNITY Co-Chair, Harvard School of Public Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's approach and activities: Dr. Howard Spivak, Director of the Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Department of Justice perspective on the value of partnering with public health: Thomas Abt, Chief of Staff, Office of the Assistant Attorney General
- Local successes: Minneapolis' public health-based approach, presented by Alyssa Banks, Minneapolis Violence Prevention Coordinator; and Baltimore's Safe Streets program
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UNITY is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in part by The Kresge Foundation.