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February 2003, Vol 93, No. 2 | American Journal of Public Health 256-261
© 2003 American Public Health Association

COMMENTARY

Violence and Health: The United States in a Global Perspective

James A. Mercy, PhD, Etienne G. Krug, MD, MPH, Linda L. Dahlberg, PhD and Anthony B. Zwi, PhD, MB, BCh

James A. Mercy and Linda L. Dahlberg are with the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, Ga. Etienne Krug is with the WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. Anthony Zwi is with the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to James A. Mercy, PhD, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Mail Stop K-60, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 (e-mail: jmercy{at}cdc.gov).

Violence is a public health problem that can be understood and changed. Research over the past 2 decades has demonstrated that violence can be prevented and that, in some cases, prevention programs are more cost-effective than other policy options such as incarceration.

The United States has much to contribute to—and stands to gain much from—global efforts to prevent violence. A new World Health Organization initiative presents an opportunity for the United States to work with other nations to find cost-effective ways of preventing violence and reducing its enormous costs.




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