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HELP Network Says Firearms Data Gap Makes Reducing Gun Injuries More Difficult
Charles Marwick
JAMA. 1999;281:784-785.
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Two newly released surveys have uncovered gaps in reporting data on firearm-related injuries. The surveys, conducted by the Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP) Network, queried state and local health departments on whether they conducted surveillance of mortality, morbidity, and the circumstances in which firearm-related injuries occur.
Firearms are the second leading cause of injury and death in the United States and have killed more than 30,000 people every year since 1972, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The HELP Network, based in Chicago, is an international group of medical and allied organizations that share the goal of reducing deaths and injuries from firearms, using public health approaches. HELP said its report is the first to survey how well city and county health departments track such deaths and injuries. The report is another step in the organization's long-standing efforts to improve tracking of firearm injuries.
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