World report on violence and health.

Etienne G. Krug, James A. Mercy, Linda L. Dahlberg, Anthony B. Zwi, .

Keywords: violence, public health, prevention

Abstract

In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a major public health issue. To follow up on this resolution, on October 3 this year, WHO released the first World Report on Violence and Health. The report analyses different types of violence including child abuse and neglect, youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, elder abuse, self-directed violence, and collective violence. For all these types of violence, the report explores the magnitude of the health and social effects, the risk and protective factors, and the types of prevention efforts that have been initiated. The launch of the report will be followed by a 1-year Global Campaign on Violence Prevention, focusing on implementation of the recommendations. This article summarises some of the main points of the world report.

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  • Etienne G. Krug Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO, Geneva,
  • James A. Mercy Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta,
  • Linda L. Dahlberg Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta,
  • Anthony B. Zwi School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney,
How to Cite
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Krug EG, Mercy JA, Dahlberg LL, Zwi AB. World report on violence and health. biomedica [Internet]. 2002 Dec. 1 [cited 2024 May 18];22(Sup2):327-36. Available from: https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/1182

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Published
2002-12-01
Section
Políticas

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