An Eye on Disparities, Health Equity, and Racism—The Case of Firearm Injuries in Urban Youth in the United States and Globally
Abstract
Firearm violence is a significant public health problem, particularly among youth in the United States. Regardless of the data source or setting, young Black men have consistently been found to be disproportionately affected by firearm injuries and deaths. Public health research indicates that racial segregation likely increases racial disparities in firearm violence. To minimize deaths and injuries due to firearms and their cascading health consequences and to ultimately achieve health equity, preventive efforts will need to address the social determinants of health, including racism.
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Racial disparities are evident in the study cohort.
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- Authors
- Formica, M. K.
- Affiliations
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Formica, Margaret K.
- ORCID
- Formica, Margaret K.
- Venue
- Pediatric Clinics of North America
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-04
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 389-399
- ISSN
- 0031-3955 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3124069744
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 24
- FWCI
- 1.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Pediatric Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Keywords
- firearm injuries, gun violence, youth violence, racial disparities, health equity, racism, young Black men, racial segregation, social determinants of health, urban youth, injury prevention
- MeSH terms
- Health Equity, Gun Violence, Adolescent, Adult, Black or African American, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, United States, Urban Population, Wounds, Gunshot, Incidence, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Internationality, Young Adult, Racism
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