Violence Prevention


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- Strategic VisionThe division will focus on three strategic priorities for the next five years.
- Connecting the DotsA cross-cutting approach helps to better prevent violence in all its forms.
- TimelineExplore the CDC’s history of combatting violence as a public health problem.
- Public Health ApproachLearn more about how the division’s approach focuses on the well-being of entire populations.
- The Social-Ecological ModelThis framework for prevention explores the factors that influence violence.
- Funded Programs and InitiativesLearn more about the division’s collaborative efforts to prevent violence.
- Funded ResearchRead more about the innovative research conducted by the division.