PHTH 4602 — Private Guns, Public Health
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath CEtypical days: TBostonTraditional
Introduces a public health approach to preventing firearm violence in the United States. Reviews the epidemiologic basis for prevention approaches, including why reducing access to firearms can prevent suicide deaths; structural obstacles to gun violence research; and how researchers have tried to overcome these impediments. Covers perspectives on firearm violence prevention from medicine, criminology, law, and economics. Offers students an opportunity to synthesize concepts from prior coursework, especially from epidemiology, and bring this background to close reading and class discussion of journal articles. Focuses on how different study designs are well or ill suited to address pressing questions related to gun violence.
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Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 76% | 6.0 |
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Professors
Spring
- Matthew Miller (100% of students) · reviews
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