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Highlights
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Public health is working non-stop to address the COVID019 outbreak. But underfunding and workforce losses mean public health capacity is not as robust as it should be.
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The U.S. is opening its purse strings to research on gun violence prevention. Researchers are optimistic it will re-energize the field and spark new science.
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Though pedestrian deaths were the highest in a decade last year, 20 states have lowered fatality rates.
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Fifteen percent of driver-impaired crashes in U.S. involve an operator who is not legally drunk.
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Better relationships between police and community can de-escalate potentially negative encounters, study says.
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One-third of people with a physical injury who visit an emergency department are at risk of PTSD.
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