CHAPTER 1 Violence --- a global public health problem

Public health is above all characterized by its emphasis on prevention. Rather than simply accepting or reacting to violence, its starting point BOX 1.1 The public health approach in action: DESEPAZ in Colombia In 1992, the mayor of Cali, Colombia --- himself a public health specialist --- helped the city set up a

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