The Governors of New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island recently announced their ambitious plans to establish the States for Gun Safety Coalition and Regional Gun Violence Consortium. (https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governors-cuomo-malloy-murphy-and-raimondo-announce-states-gun-safety-coalition-combat-gun).
In response, Deans of Schools of Public Health in these four states have answered the call to support them in their efforts and provide needed expertise to find solutions to this public health crisis.
Led by NYU GPH Dean, Dr. Cheryl G. Healton, these public health leaders have called for a public health response to the gun violence epidemic and offer their collective aid to these timely efforts.
