Citation

Klevens J, Montoya EM. Rev. Salud Publica 2003; 5(1): 24-39.

Vernacular Title

Un abordaje de la violencia desde la salud publica: el Proyecto de Prevencion

Affiliation

Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention: 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop K-60, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. jklevens@cdc.gov

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Instituto de Salud en el Tropico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14658365

Abstract

Violence is a priority problem in Colombia. Although violence has been traditionally approached from the perspectives of law and order, the tools of public health may also be used to contribute to solving this problem. Public health proposes a four step approach to prevent health problems: (1) defining the problem, (2) identifying its causes, (3) developing and evaluating interventions, and (4) disseminating effective interventions for wide-scale implementation. This paper describes how these methods were used to approach this problem in the city of Medellín.

Language: es