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Almost a week ago, I was honored to receive one of a very few @cdcgov grants to study the #publichealth approach to firearm injury prevention.
I& #39;ve been waiting to tweet about it, because I wanted to create the best possible tweet.
But that will never happen. So instead:
I& #39;ve been waiting to tweet about it, because I wanted to create the best possible tweet.
But that will never happen. So instead:
I am SO FRICKING EXCITED AND PROUD.
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Some background:
I started doing this work because people told me it couldn& #39;t be done. "Firearm injury prevention was pointless" or "partisan" or not fundable. Thanks to the Dickey Amendment, the CDC hadn& #39;t funded firearm injury research since *1996*.
I started doing this work because people told me it couldn& #39;t be done. "Firearm injury prevention was pointless" or "partisan" or not fundable. Thanks to the Dickey Amendment, the CDC hadn& #39;t funded firearm injury research since *1996*.
But instead of listening, I started organizing.
I organized within medicine.
I organized outside of medicine.
I gave talk after talk with my dear friend @EmmyBetz, slowly changing hearts & minds to think "maybe we really CAN prevent this epidemic"
I organized within medicine.
I organized outside of medicine.
I gave talk after talk with my dear friend @EmmyBetz, slowly changing hearts & minds to think "maybe we really CAN prevent this epidemic"
Then, in 2017, I co-founded @ResearchAFFIRM with a fellow physician (& gun owner), to prove the #publichealth approach could work.
We KNEW we could decrease #gunviolence just as we decreased car crash deaths. It just took $ & time. https://www.ted.com/talks/megan_ranney_how_the_public_health_approach_can_solve_gun_violence">https://www.ted.com/talks/meg...
We KNEW we could decrease #gunviolence just as we decreased car crash deaths. It just took $ & time. https://www.ted.com/talks/megan_ranney_how_the_public_health_approach_can_solve_gun_violence">https://www.ted.com/talks/meg...
One year later, we led #ThisIsOurLane, developing the ground-breaking letter that received more than 40K signatories in just days.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/11/10/health-care-professionals-nra-help-us-reduce-gun-deaths-column/1956288002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/opi... @scrubbedin @darakass
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/11/10/health-care-professionals-nra-help-us-reduce-gun-deaths-column/1956288002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/opi... @scrubbedin @darakass
And I was honored to collaborate with dozens of similarly ground-breaking researchers & visionaries through @FACTS_Safety and @WYCDinitiative, to keep pushing the envelope and proving WE COULD DO THIS.
So: Receiving this grant means SO MUCH to me.
It& #39;s proof that fighting for what you believe in, works.
It& #39;s proof that good consistent #scicomm & community-building creates change.
It validates @henrytimms "New Power": the difference that 1000s of voices can make, in unison.
It& #39;s proof that fighting for what you believe in, works.
It& #39;s proof that good consistent #scicomm & community-building creates change.
It validates @henrytimms "New Power": the difference that 1000s of voices can make, in unison.
And it gives us the chance to show that the underlying idea - of community involvement, narrative, & engagement - works.
We will be testing the efficacy of our REFRAME model with youth Shooting Sports Clubs across the country.
We are walking the walk.
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We will be testing the efficacy of our REFRAME model with youth Shooting Sports Clubs across the country.
We are walking the walk.
(Side note: As I discussed with @cwarzel a few months back, there are ALL THE PARALLELS between our work on #gunviolence and #covid19. I cut my teeth on this topic. It is what made me ready for this moment. Another, longer thread to come.)
Anyhow: thank you @4H @ResearchAFFIRM @LMOrchowski @NicoleNugentPhD @Rsbeidas @EmmyBetz @amybphd for your partnership.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎉" title="Partyknaller" aria-label="Emoji: Partyknaller">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎆" title="Feuerwerk" aria-label="Emoji: Feuerwerk">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎊" title="Konfettiball" aria-label="Emoji: Konfettiball">
And congrats too to all my friends & colleagues who ALSO got CDC grants.
THE FIRST TIME IN 24 YEARS!!!!!!
Together, we will save lives.
And congrats too to all my friends & colleagues who ALSO got CDC grants.
THE FIRST TIME IN 24 YEARS!!!!!!
Together, we will save lives.
TL/DR: Don& #39;t give up.
