The California Report: Health Dialogues
Once viewed only as a criminal justice problem, violence is now seen by many as a serious health care issue. In California, violent crime has reached alarming levels and costs society in many ways. While human loss and injury take a tremendous toll, especially on young people, the financial impact on hospitals, communities and families is also severe. Acute medical care for patients with gun-related injuries costs more than $30,000 per hospital admission and most of that total is paid for by taxpayers.

Two decades ago, then-Surgeon General C. Everet Koop put forth the radical idea that if society approached violence as an epidemic like other diseases, we would reduce the incidence of violence. Has that approach worked? Our health care system is set up to approach problems at the individual level. Can we treat the problem of violence from a societal approach?

 
Call-In Program:
Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at 7pm

In this live, statewide call-in program, listeners from around California join host Scott Shafer and a panel of experts in a discussion about treating violence as a public health issue.

Guests:
  • Liz McLoughlin
  • Herb Schreier
  • Henry Morales

To listen, tune in to KQED public radio or your local public radio station, or listen online with KQED's live stream. To join the on-air discussion, call 800-811-6830 during the broadcast.



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