Highway Violence and Public Policy

Abstract
A new interest in reducing the adverse health effects of violence is evident. The Surgeon General has held a workshop on violence and public health,1 the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine have published a report on injury in America,2 and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has provided funds for the development of an Injury Epidemiology and Control Center at the Centers for Disease Control. State and local health departments, professional organizations, and citizen groups have become active in laws restraining children in automobiles, suicide prevention, and restrictions on driving after alcohol consumption. The epidemiology of violence . . .

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