Strategies for Trauma Centers to Address the Root Causes of Violence: Recommendations from the Improving Social Determinants to Attenuate Violence (ISAVE) Workgroup of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

remarks to the attendants included the following: Our focus will be squarely on how the health professions might provide better care for victims of violence and also how they might contribute to the prevention of violence. He went on to say, It is clear that medicine, nursing, psychology, and social service professions have been slow in developing a response to violence that is integral to their daily professional life.1 Dr Koop speculated that health professions can make a big impact, but it will require a multidisciplinary approach and the recognition that violence is a public health issue. Applying a public health framework to the issue provides a foundation to explore

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The discussion at the meeting focused on the role of health professions in providing care for victims of violence and preventing violence, emphasizing the need for a more proactive response from these professions. It highlighted the importance of recognizing violence as a public health issue.