Violence a global public health problem

Violence a global public health problem

This article is a version of the Introduction to the World Report on Violence and Health, published by the World Health Organization (WHO). It presents a general description about this phenomenon and points some basic questions: concepts and definitions about the theme; the state of knowledge about it; nature and typology on violence; proposal of a quantitative and qualitative approach of an ec...

Treating violence as a public health problem.

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Violence: news on a public health problem.

Armed violence: a health problem, a public health approach.

At the World Health Assembly in 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared violence "a leading worldwide public health problem" and called for public health strategies to address it. The WHO's call to action, as well as an international political movement that is gaining strength, has helped galvanize health professionals in many countries to employ the tools of public health and their ...

Decriminalisation of gender-based violence is a global health problem

Mannell J, Hawkes S. BMJ Glob Health 2017;2:e000438. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000438 IntroductIon In July 2017 the member states of the United Nations (UN) came together to review progress towards six of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including goal 3 (health) and goal 5 (gender equality). The targets within goal 5 are broad and ambitious, incorporating a commitment to ‘end all forms o...