Elizabeth Joy: We need a public health approach to firearm violence

(David Goldman | AP file photo) The federal headquarters for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in Atlanta.

(David Goldman | AP file photo) The federal headquarters for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in Atlanta.

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