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9 Taking Global Violence Prevention to the Next Step: Questions for the Workshop Participants
Pages 102-108

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From page 102...
... does not make recommendations in workshop summaries, the participants were asked to provide feedback and suggestions for facilitating global dialogue about violence prevention dialogue and movement on the global public health agenda. The suggestions that follow should not be construed as recommendations of or endorsement by the IOM and are the opinions of the workshop participants.
From page 103...
... Migration was also added as an issue to be addressed in making the case since violence cannot be expected to remain localized and isolated, which underscores the vital interest in preventing violence in the United States. Additionally, the participants suggested that violence serves as a stimulus for illegal and legal immigration, and while greater countrywide stability discourages some citizens from leaving, the "brain drain" created by those who do leave paralyzes countries that most
From page 104...
... to have specific revenue attached to violence prevention (i.e., tourism tax) , latching onto current initiatives already on the drawing board for government that can become the focused attention of grassroots advocacy, resurrecting the work done by government organizations to prevent gender violence, and considering the possibility of modifying the statutory authority with regard to federal agencies' abilities to act globally.
From page 105...
... They acknowledged that this entity would not necessarily have to be a government agency and queried whether it could be a business in the corporate sector with an appropriate plan similar to business plans for other ventures. IDENTIFYING RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES To create a solid foundation for successful violence prevention, the participant groups prioritized evaluating the cost-effectiveness and success of outcomes, meta-analyses of current data, archiving current international violence prevention data to serve as basis for future efforts, and listening to people on the ground -- learning from what has been successful in developing countries and what has been successful in the United States with symbiotic translations from "practice to research and research to practice." Additional ideas included developing true partnerships, increasing investment in training for research and programs, assessing root causes of violence and the benefits of prevention, and compiling country-level data so that countries can make evidence-based decisions with the ­ethical
From page 106...
... ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS Participant suggestions included appealing to specific interests in varied sectors for violence prevention including faith-based organizations, civil society organizations, corporations, and government agencies; advocating for interagency details to promote knowledge and dialogue; and advocating for a 10-year formal and funded cooperative agreement from the U.S. Agency for International Development to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
From page 107...
... He mentioned that the report might also serve the upcoming dialogue around the reauthorization of PEPFAR, as well as the IOM's Board on Global Health for consideration in its future study portfolio. Dr Krug, on behalf of the World Health Organisation, stated this was a very important meeting because the latest evidence on what is known in the United States about violence prevention and the study of violence is of great interest to him and his colleagues.
From page 108...
... He gave this a "C" rating because of the great deal of work that remains, in his estimate, for knowledge integration. Rosenberg stated that this workshop meeting was good in bringing people together from different fields, but that integration of the National Institute of Justice, the people who work in policing and law enforcement, those who prosecute people after violence has been done, the people who build justice systems, those who work in health and public health, the people who work in sociology, and the anthropologists and psychologists is still needed to break down programmatic and institutional silos.


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