title: Meeting the needs of a community: teaching evidence-based youth violence prevention initiatives to members of strategic communities.
abstract: Youth violence is among the most serious health threats in the nation today. Violence disproportionately affects young people and people of color. Although the national rates of violent injury and homicide have shown a decline in most regions of the United States over the past 15 years, the rates of violence and related injuries among youth remain unacceptably high. The prevention of youth violence has been a priority of health departments nationwide, including the Cook County Department of Public Health. The goal of this project was to provide key community leaders, social service workers, and nurses within suburban Cook County with educational sessions on Blueprints for Violence Prevention, an initiative to promote evidence-based youth violence prevention programs.
authors: Loyola University Chicago Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA. druffol@lumc.edu
authors: Daria C
authors: DC
authors: Ruffolo
authors: Pamela A
authors: PA
authors: Andresen
authors: Keith L
authors: KL
authors: Winn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002641:Chicago; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004493:Education; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult