Gun Violence In The U.S. As A Public Health Crisis

This session of the Colloquium will explore the issues around gun violence in the U.S. as a public health issue. Panelists will provide an overview of the principles of gun violence through a public health lens, evaluate the intersection of mental health and gun violence and discuss the possibilities and roadblocks to legislative reform, among other topics.

Panelists will include:

Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH

Liza H. Gold, MD

Robert Spagnoletti, JD

2015 O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Colloquium

The purpose of the Colloquium is to engage leading experts, Georgetown Law students and faculty, and interested members of the public in an enriching dialogue surrounding current and pressing issues in global health law, policy and governance. The 2015 Colloquium will address two themes. First, at a time of increasing inequality, economic uncertainty, and evolving health and other threats, how can health law and public health be used to foster security— personal, community, national, and ultimately global security that leads to healthier populations the world over? And, second, what are the roles of different stakeholders in effecting policy change and how can lawyers and others advance change through different roles, whether as government policymakers, community advocates, researchers, or litigators?

The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University is the  premier center for health law, scholarship, and policy. Its mission is to contribute to a more powerful and deeper understanding of the multiple ways in which law can be used to improve the public’s health, using objective evidence as a measure. The O’Neill Institute seeks to advance scholarship, science, research, and teaching that will encourage key decision-makers in the public, private, and civil society to employ the law as a positive tool for enabling more people in the United States and throughout the world to lead healthier lives.

The O’Neill Institute Colloquium is open to all students, faculty, staff, and interested members of the public.

The hashtag for this event is #oneillcolloquium.

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