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Curbing Gun Violence With a Public Health Approach
Season 2
Episode 7
Vitals host Sheena explores the potential solutions to reducing gun violence in her hometown of Philadelphia, and interviews two of the city’s public health experts, Dr. Jessica Beard and Dr. Sara Jacoby, about public health research and interventions that are making a big impact.
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