Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis
On Thursday September 27, at 7:30 pm, at the Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Ave, the League of Women Voters of Needham will welcome guest speaker David Hemenway, Ph.D., Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center. Dr. Hemenway will present the case for gun violence as a public health issue. He will frame the issue based on data and research, compare the United States to other countries in terms of gun violence, and propose ways to reduce gun suicide.
The event is free and open to the public. Sales and signing for Dr. Hemenway’s most recent book, *Private Guns Public Health*, will be available.
For further information and a flyer visit https://lwv-needham.org/gun-violence-a-public-health-crisis/