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1 Keeping Children Safe and Well: An APA Symphony in Four Movements
David M. Jaffe, MD  Academic Pediatrics  Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages (March 2014) DOI: /j.acap Copyright © 2014 Academic Pediatric Association Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Firearm-related death rates per 100,000 black and white people 15 through 19 years of age in the United States, Adapted from National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Web-Based Injury Statistics Query & Reporting System (WISQARS) Injury Mortality Reports, 1999–2009, for national, regional, and states, May Available at: Accessed June 8, p. Academic Pediatrics  , DOI: ( /j.acap ) Copyright © 2014 Academic Pediatric Association Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Black:white mortality rate ratio of firearm deaths of men aged 15 to 24 years in the United States, 1979–2007. From Levine RS, Goldzweig I, Kilbourne B, Juarez P. Firearms, youth homicide, and public health. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012;23:7–19. Academic Pediatrics  , DOI: ( /j.acap ) Copyright © 2014 Academic Pediatric Association Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Trends in current cigarette smoking among high school students* and adults,† United States, 1965–2009. *Percentage of high school students who smoked cigarettes on 1 or more of the 30 days preceding the survey (Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1991–2009). Data first collected in †Percentage of adults who are current cigarette smokers (National Health Interview Survey, 1965–2009). From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chronic diseases ( Academic Pediatrics  , DOI: ( /j.acap ) Copyright © 2014 Academic Pediatric Association Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 Fatalities and fatality rate per 1000M vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by year. 1949–1974: National Center for Health Statistics, HEW, and State Accident Summaries (adjusted to 30-day traffic deaths by NHTSA). FARS 1975–2009 (Final) 2010 Annual Report File (ARF); VMT from the Federal Highway Administration. Data from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Automotive fatalities and rates by year, 2012. Academic Pediatrics  , DOI: ( /j.acap ) Copyright © 2014 Academic Pediatric Association Terms and Conditions


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