title: Health care providers and violence: opportunities for action.
abstract: Staff at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound have undertaken numerous strategies and community alliances in an effort to decrease violence in their community. Beginning with pilot programs and interventions for their own providers and enrollees, programs now focus on strengthening the community, controlling firearms, and supporting youth.
authors.affiliation: Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nudelman
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Beery
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Greenwald
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hildebrandt
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014861:Washington