Today in the United States, 132 people will die from a firearm injury. That's nearly 50,000 people every year. Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death for children and teens. All of these deaths and injuries are preventable, and scholars at the University of Michigan are at the forefront of these efforts.
The University of Michigan School of Public Health, in collaboration with the Institute of Firearm Injury Prevention, is proud to present "Public Health Approaches to Ending Gun Violence," a trio of events on February 13, 2024 to explore solutions to this public health crisis. Save your seat for these critical conversations.
LINEUP
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND Q&A
Brandon Wolf
Wolf is a survivor of the 2016 terror attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, and a nationally recognized speaker and advocate for LGBTQ+ civil rights and gun-safety reform. Two Expert Panels
12:30 – 1:45 PM
The Legislation Tightrope: Policy Solutions to Gun Violence
- Adaora Ezikea - Fund Development Officer, City of Detroit
- April Zeoli - Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy / Policy Core Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention
- Celeste Kanpurwala - Michigan Chapter Leader, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
- Douglas Wiebe - Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health / Director, U-M Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
Moderator: Patrick Carter - Co-Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention / Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, U-M Medical School
2:00 – 3:15 PM
Build the Big Tent: Community Engagement Solutions to Gun Violence
- Charles Branas - Chair, Department of Epidemiology, University of Columbia
- Derrick Jackson - Director of Community Engagement, Washtenaw County
- Hsing-Fang Hsieh - Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention / Evaluation Director, National Center for School Safety, University of Michigan
- Rebeccah Sokol - Assistant Professor of Social Work
Moderator: Justin Heinze - Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education / Associate Professor, Combined Program in Education and Psychology
You may attend all three events throughout the day, or choose which ones suit your interests and schedule. The event is part of The Exchange: Critical Conversations with Michigan Public Health, an in-person academic seminar series launched in the fall of 2023. All events will be hosted at the University of Michigan Union, and are free and open to the public.
Registration is required to ensure venue capacity limits are adhered to within the Michigan Union. A livestream option will also be available.
Public Health Approaches to Ending Gun Violence featuring Brandon Wolf
The Exchange: Critical Conversations with Michigan Public Health
February 13, 2024
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Michigan Union
This event is both online and in person
Sponsored by: School of Public Health
Contact Information: sph.events@umich.edu
This program or event is open to the alumni community
Today in the United States, 132 people will die from a firearm injury. That's nearly 50,000 people every year. Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death for children and teens. All of these deaths and injuries are preventable, and scholars at the University of Michigan are at the forefront of these efforts.
The University of Michigan School of Public Health, in collaboration with the Institute of Firearm Injury Prevention, is proud to present "Public Health Approaches to Ending Gun Violence," a trio of events on February 13, 2024 to explore solutions to this public health crisis. Save your seat for these critical conversations.
LINEUP
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND Q&A
Brandon Wolf
Wolf is a survivor of the 2016 terror attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, and a nationally recognized speaker and advocate for LGBTQ+ civil rights and gun-safety reform. Two Expert Panels
12:30 – 1:45 PM
The Legislation Tightrope: Policy Solutions to Gun Violence
- Adaora Ezikea - Fund Development Officer, City of Detroit
- April Zeoli - Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy / Policy Core Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention
- Celeste Kanpurwala - Michigan Chapter Leader, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
- Douglas Wiebe - Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health / Director, U-M Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
Moderator: Patrick Carter - Co-Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention / Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, U-M Medical School
2:00 – 3:15 PM
Build the Big Tent: Community Engagement Solutions to Gun Violence
- Charles Branas - Chair, Department of Epidemiology, University of Columbia
- Derrick Jackson - Director of Community Engagement, Washtenaw County
- Hsing-Fang Hsieh - Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention / Evaluation Director, National Center for School Safety, University of Michigan
- Rebeccah Sokol - Assistant Professor of Social Work
Moderator: Justin Heinze - Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education / Associate Professor, Combined Program in Education and Psychology
You may attend all three events throughout the day, or choose which ones suit your interests and schedule. The event is part of The Exchange: Critical Conversations with Michigan Public Health, an in-person academic seminar series launched in the fall of 2023. All events will be hosted at the University of Michigan Union, and are free and open to the public.
Registration is required to ensure venue capacity limits are adhered to within the Michigan Union. A livestream option will also be available.
