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This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 2 (2 total).

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence (CPHV)

Annotation: The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence (CPHV), established in 1983, is a nonprofit education and research organization that works to educate the public about the scope of handgun violence in the United States and the risks and responsibilities of handgun ownership. The center developed the nation's first K–12 curriculum on gun violence prevention, now used in several major school systems. CPHV publishes a newsletter and provides publications and reference information for consumers; some materials are available in Spanish. The center also sponsors conferences and training seminars. The center does not respond to individual inquiries.

Keywords: Injury prevention, Consumer education, Curricula, Firearms, Handguns, School health education, Violence prevention, Weapons

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)

Annotation: Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is a public policy organization representing the medical and public health professions and concerned citizens working for a healthful environment. PSR uses medical data to inform public policy on the topics of nuclear weapons, air pollution, children's environmental health, global warming, safe drinking water, toxics and health, and chronic disease and the environment.

Keywords: Chemicals, Environmental health, Gun violence, Hazardoud materials, Public policies, Weapons
   

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