Health Behavior and Health Equity

Child reaching into drawer with gun

Firearm Deaths, Injuries Among Children: New Website to Accelerate Knowledge, Prevention

New Resource from Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman

Nearly 28,000 American children and teens have died because of firearms in the past decade. A new website from a group led by Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman aims to change that by helping researchers, health care providers, and others tackle the prevention of youth firearm injuries as a public health issue.

Woman dealing with stress

IN THE NEWS: How Chronic Stress Prematurely Ages Your Body

Q&A with Arline Geronimus

Living in the midst of chronically stressful situations, including those suffused with race inequality and gender discrimination, may trigger new growth and coping skills—but it can also erode your health. Arline Geronimus, professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, explains.