University of Colorado Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative

??ICYMI! FIPI faculty affiliate, Maya Haasz, MD, recently presented at the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy’s Batten Hour. Dr. Haasz discussed the landscape of firearm injury among youth and firearm injury prevention strategies, sharing that we all have a role to play in working towards firearm injury prevention solutions. Watch the full talk ?? https://lnkd.in/gD9s8dyR?

?? REGISTRATION OPEN! FIPI and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Office of Gun Violence Prevention are excited to host Founder and CEO of Your Local Epidemiologist, Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH, who will share insights on public health communication and the importance of educating and building trust with public audiences.? ?? April 23, 2025?? ? 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. MDT?? ?? University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus & Livestream Space is limited, so be sure to save your spot today! ?? https://lnkd.in/gKR_Sa2C?

?? ICYMI! Earlier this month, FIPI Founding Director, Emmy Betz MD MPH, delivered the Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, where she discussed evidence-based, acceptable approaches for firearm suicide prevention and share examples of innovative collaborations in various settings. Read more about the event ?? https://lnkd.in/gfEMzF7a Watch the recording ?? https://lnkd.in/gStQgGHn?

?? Mark your calendars! Registration information coming soon! FIPI and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Office of Gun Violence Prevention are excited to host Founder and CEO of Your Local Epidemiologist, Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH, who will share insights on public health communication and the importance of educating and building trust with public audiences.? ? ?? April 23, 2025? ? 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. MDT? ?? University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus & Livestream?

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"If you are just seeing the person, patching them up, and then sending them right back into the exact same circumstances, we know it's going to lead to them being hurt again. It's critical we address the social determinants of health and then try to change the equation." -- Ben Li, MD, emergency medicine physician and AIM Medical Director at Denver Health and FIPI faculty affiliate, discusses the importance of hospital-linked violence intervention programs (HVIPs) like AIM, the At-Risk Intervention and Mentoring program in Denver. AIM uses HVIP best practices and a public health approach to support gunshot wound victims post-discharge and interrupt the cycle of violence among Denver’s at-risk youth and young adults. AIM also works closely with the newly opened REACH Clinic, a community-based clinic that provides multidisciplinary, wraparound care to survivors of bullet-related injuries. However, uncertainty around federal funding threatens the critical work of HVIP programs like AIM. Hear more from AIM staff, FIPI faculty affiliates Virginia McCarthy, DrPH, MPH, MDiv and Catherine Velopulos MD, MHS, FACS, and HVIP colleagues about this important work? https://lnkd.in/dRgu9svV Learn more about AIM ?? https://lnkd.in/gR4h2NBC?

FIPI Director, Emmy Betz MD MPH, was recently interviewed as part of the Directorate of Prevention, Resilience, and Readiness’ “Resilience Round Up” podcast.? Dr. Betz discusses the Pause to Protect program, an online resource hub for firearm ranges and retailers to promote secure firearm storage options for military service members and their families. Listen online or wherever you stream your podcasts ??https://lnkd.in/gt5HBiMg Learn more about Pause to Protect ?? https://lnkd.in/gB657Cif?

At the end of February, FIPI Policy Lead, Shale Wong, MD, MSPH, attended Northwell Health’s Gun Violence Prevention Forum, where she was able to hear from a range of engaging speakers and make exciting new connections! Pictured below with colleague Ben Hoffman, MD at the event.

This is a story you won't want to miss ?? ?? On Feb. 2, 2025, Lakshmi Karra, MD, MS, Family Medicine Physician for Denver Health, Assistant Professor in the CU Anschutz Department of Family Medicine, with training from CU Family Medicine Residency (CUFMR)?and University of Colorado School of Medicine's medical student, Mark Malham, MS, courageously aided Ben Varga, a 23-year-old recent CU Boulder graduate student, who was seriously injured from a shooting at Denver's Wash Park. ?? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gcbTvhFB #CUAnschutz #CUSchoolofMedicine #CUBoulder #FirearmInjuryPrevention #FamilyMedicine #Courageous

We had a wonderful time yesterday at our first FIPI Network Learn & Connect event, where we heard from FIPI Director of Research & Evaluation, Erin Wright Kelly, DrPH, MA, about the Colorado Firearm Injury Prevention Survey (COFIPS) and got to connect with lots of new and familiar colleagues!??? ? Our new Learn & Connect series is a great way for our FIPI affiliates to connect over the work that is happening at FIPI and build collaborations among colleagues. Learn more about joining our affiliate network today ?? https://lnkd.in/gE8JEdyv Missed this event but want to learn more about COFIPS? Check out the website ?? https://www.cofips.org/