Our mission: A public health approach to solving firearm injury
The collective will of medicine will solve the gun violence epidemic
How the Public Health Approach Can Solve Gun Violence
How Doctors Can Help Prevent Gun Violence
Guns and public health: Applying preventive medicine to a national epidemic
TAKE A STAND.
STAND AFFIRM.
STAND AFFIRM.
AFFIRM is the nation’s leading non-partisan network of 40,000+ healthcare professionals, public health experts, and researchers who are committed to reducing gun violence. Our mission is to reduce the American epidemic of firearm injury (over 150,000 injuries and deaths in 2017 alone) with research, evidence-based practice, and community partnerships.
- DRIVE RESEARCH
- DEVELOP EDUCATION
- BUILD COMMUNITY
Latest Social Feeds
2019 was a big year for AFFIRM. With features on CBS Sunday Morning, presentations in TEDx to being published in HBR, we made leaps to spread the public health approach to firearm injury.
Watch our 2019 Highlights video and #StandAFFIRM against #GVI:
Looking forward to hearing from Jim Macmillan - journalist, educator, social innovator and founder of http://IBGVR.org - at our upcoming Reframe event on March 11 in NYC!
Get tickets: http://reframe-nyc.eventrbrite.com
Check out his work: http://IBGVR.org
We're so thankful to everyone who made it out for our 2nd annual AFFIRM Summit. We discussed many topics including our Theory of Change and introduced our evaluative goal of a 50% reduction in firearm injury by 2025. Stay tuned for more!
58% of American adults are directly affected by #GunViolence
It is the 2nd leading cause of death in kids.
And yet we learn virtually nothing about it in med school. @KMueller_MD @ResearchAFFIRM
Having courageous conversations at @ResearchAFFIRM Summit. #Reframe discussion for #FirearmInjuryPrevention
Upcoming Events
Reframe Berkshires: Changing the Conversation About Gun Violence
Community Conversations on Suicide Prevention in the Berkshires
A community-hosted event to discuss suicide prevention.
Tamara O’Neal Anniversary Fund
The Tamara O’Neal Memorial Fund is to support underrepresented academic physicians and scientists who, like Dr. O’Neal, have chosen to dedicate their lives to supporting and enhancing communities of color. Donate here
Giving Tuesday
We’re proud to be part of the #GivingTuesday global movement for generosity. Our mission is ​bring an end to the #GunViolence epidemic, and we’re so grateful to our donors and supporters who help make that possible. This #GivingTuesday, help spread the word by sharing why you support AFFIRM!
AFFIRM Research Summit
A gathering of thought leaders on February 10, 2020 to discuss the AFFIRM strategic plan and efforts going forward.
We AFFIRM
Affirm accepts any supporter from the general public
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- Surgeons
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Emergency Medicine Technicians
- Medical Students
- Residents
- Public Health Professionals
- Gun Owners
- Military
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- Philanthropists
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- Fellows
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