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2023 E.R. Brown Symposium: Addressing Gun Violence as a Public Health Epidemic

Near daily coverage of another shooting event has everyone asking: “What can be done?” The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research will bring together a passionate group of researchers, advocates and community leaders working to understand and stem gun violence, and sharing new research and perspectives to inform policy and programs to increase public safety.

Join us virtually on February 13 for a discussion with some of the voices leading this important work. Hear from researchers working to build the evidence base to bring a better understanding to this complex issue and its perspectives in different communities. We will also engage with community leaders with frontline views of programs and policies that show promise in stemming the rising tide of violence.

Honored Speaker: California Attorney General Rob Bonta shares his vision for how policy can make a difference in the state.

Presenters:
• Joan Asarnow, Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
• Kerith Conron, Research Director, Williams Institute
• Christian Heyne, Vice President of Policy, Brady
• Chris Knoepke, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver–Anschutz
• Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, Assistant Professor, Violence Prevention Research Program, UC Davis
• Brian Malte, Executive Director, Hope and Heal Fund
• Julie Nagasako, Deputy Director, Office of Policy and Planning, CA Department of Public Health
• Jesenia Pizarro, Editor, Homicide Studies, and Professor, Arizona State University
• Fernando Rejón, Executive Director, Urban Peace Institute
• Refujio “Cuco” Rodriguez, Chief Equity and Program Officer, Hope and Heal Fund
• George Tita, Professor, UC Irvine
• Andrea Welsing, Executive Director, LA County Office of Violence Prevention

The E.R. Brown Symposium honors the late UCLA CHPR founder Rick Brown, who spent his life advocating strongly for a health-care-for-all system that would ensure health services for every Californian.

Feb 13, 2023 10:00 AM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)