Injury Prevention and Public Health | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Gun Safety Starts With Safe Storage

June 04, 2025

An estimated 4.6 million U.S. children live in homes where guns are not stored safely.

Child and Adolescent Health

Bloomberg School

Two children high fiving at the entrance of a house with a father dropping them off

Yes, You Should Ask If Someone Has Guns in the Home. Here’s How.

May 30, 2023

1 in 3 children in the U.S. live in a home with at least one firearm. We can save lives by normalizing conversations about guns in the home and how they’re stored.

Gun Violence

Injury Prevention

Child and Adolescent Health

Bloomberg School

A person inputting a code on a safe lock

Locked and UN-loaded: The Importance of Safe and Secure Firearm Storage

May 25, 2023

Safely and securely storing firearms can reduce gun injuries and deaths, and is a practice supported by researchers, health care professionals, and gun owners alike.

Gun Violence

Injury Prevention

Bloomberg School

A photo of a pair of Royal Bengal Tigers in the Sundarbans. Photo by Dr. Niaz Abdur Rahman.

March 13, 2023

Interviews with tiger attack survivors and the families of those who died in such attacks reveal the ripple effects of human-tiger interactions and the significant mental health toll they take.

Environment

Injury Prevention

International Health

Global Health NOW

Istanbul first responders standing on top of a wrecked house and rubble handing off a deceased person in a body bag to other first responders on the ground

Turkey-Syria Earthquakes: Firsthand Accounts and Public Health Perspectives

February 22, 2023

Humanitarian experts share first-hand accounts and perspectives from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes.

Health Equity

Health Security

Injury Prevention

Bloomberg School

Cassandra Crifasi Named New Co-Director of Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions at Critical Time in U.S. Gun Policymaking

November 14, 2022

Crifasi, a well-known expert on firearm purchaser permits, safe firearm storage, and public opinion on gun ownership, will co-direct with Josh Horwitz starting Jan. 1.

Gun Violence

Health Policy

Injury Prevention

Bloomberg School

Injury Prevention Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of Injury Prevention? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Ellen J. MacKenzie

Professor

Health Policy and Management

Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD ’79, ScM ’75, is a renowned researcher on improving trauma care systems and policy, and the current dean of the Bloomberg School.

Shannon Frattaroli

Professor

Health Policy and Management

Shannon Frattaroli, PhD ’99, MPH ’94, translates evidence about injury and violence prevention into policies and practices that will create safe places for people to thrive.

Abdulgafoor M. Bachani

Associate Professor

International Health

Abdulgafoor M. Bachani, PhD ’11, MHS ’08, studies how to address burden of and preventing injury and disabilities, and to expand access to rehabilitation services.

Andrea Gielen

Professor

- Emeritus

Health, Behavior and Society

Andrea Gielen, ScD, applies behavior change methods to help create injury-free lives for women and children.

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