Violence and Public Health (draft)

Title:

Violence and Public Health (draft)

Creator:

Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013

Date:

26 October 1982

Description:

This speech was delivered to the American Academy of Pediatrics, New York, New York.. During his two terms as U.S. Surgeon General, Koop applied public health methods and approaches, namely epidemiological study, disease prevention strategies, and information on health promotion, to several issues that had not previously been regarded as matters of public health. Violence, especially domestic violence, was one such issue, as this speech--one of his first on the issue--demonstrated. Long treated as the domain of law, law enforcement, and criminology, the "epidemic of violence" in the United States, as Koop called it, produced a range of physical and psychological health consequences that he explored in speeches, workshops, and reports. He also thought that violence, particularly domestic and sexual violence, could be prevented through appropriate health messages, health education, and psychological screening and counseling.

Location:

Box: 103. Folder: 78

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Speeches
Drafts (documents)

Subject:

Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Public Health, and Immunization

Format:

Text

Extent:

16 pages

Relation:

Violence and Public Health: Delivered to the American Academy of Pediatrics, New York City, New York, 1982

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

QQBBCB

NLM ID:

101584930X21

Profiles Collection:

The C. Everett Koop Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X21

Story Section:

Reproduction and Family Health