The world report on violence and health.
In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a major public health issue. To follow up on this resolution, on Oct 3 this year, WHO released the first World Report on Violence and Health. The report analyses different types of violence including child abuse and neglect, youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, elder abuse, self-directed violence, and collective violence. For all these types of violence, the report explores the magnitude of the health and social effects, the risk and protective factors, and the types of prevention efforts that have been initiated. The launch of the report will be followed by a 1-year Global Campaign on Violence Prevention, focusing on implementation of the recommendations. This article summarises some of the main points of the world report.
Krug
Etienne G
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Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. kruge@who.int
Mercy
James A
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Dahlberg
Linda L
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Zwi
Anthony B
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D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014944:World Health Organization