When firearms are present, intimate partner violence (IPV)is far more likely to end in homicide. Both extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) and domestic violence protective orders (DVPOs) include firearm restrictions that help protect victims from potential violence and increase safety when there is heightened risk.
April Zeoli, PhD, MPH,a researcher focused on understanding the intersection of firearm access and intimate partner violence, explains:
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WHY this type of firearm violence IS preventable
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WHAT legal actions help protect victims
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WHERE those at risk can seek help
Watch the full Conversation here.
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If the facts can’t reach us, how can they teach us?– Thijs Biersteker
We know that the climate is always changing. But we’re learning that as much as we are changing our climate, it is also changing our health.
Our climate is connected to our health in more ways than one. It affects our well-being, economic vitality, and social interactions.
These TEDMED Speakers have dedicated their work to climate change and have revealed different aspects of climate change by:
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Helping us “feel the facts”in a time of information overload
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Dissecting the interplay between our climate, health, and poverty
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Describing how community is critical to survival
This is just half of our list from this week’s playlist. So come take a look now!
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More, Not Fewer, Viral Outbreaks
We’re only going to see more, not fewer,viral outbreaks due to several factors including:
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The end of vaccination programs for diseases that have been eradicated and re-emerge
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Increased connectivity due to global travel
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Pressure on the animal habitat leading to increased animal-human contact
Ed Kelley, PhD, Chief Global Health Officer at Apiject, explores the details of how we’ve responded to the latest 2024 mpox outbreak,where we could enhance our public health measures, and why there’s hope for improved vaccine delivery with innovative technologies in this Conversation.
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Protecting Women’s Health
What does it take to deliver high quality, equitable maternal healthcare from contraception to post-pregnancy?
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Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal healthcare
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Implementing superior standards in postpartum care
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Investigating ways to prevent inheritable genetic diseases
These powerful speakers discuss solutions to decrease the extraordinarily high maternal mortality rate in the US, prevent disease in postpartum women, and provide options to mothers with mutated mitochondrial DNA. The end goal: raise the quality of healthcare for all women.
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