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Science of Firearm Injury Prevention Among Children & Teens
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 40 hours
  • Course by University of Michigan
  • Offered by

About

Firearm injuries are a leading cause of death among children and teens. However, there are many ways that these injuries and deaths can be prevented using evidence-based practices and policies. Presented by the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and the Firearm Safety among Children and Teens (FACTS) Consortium, this course lays a broad foundation for understanding the science of pediatric firearm injury prevention and the latest research and evidence-based solution. This course covers a range of firearm injury topics including firearm-related suicide, unintentional firearm injury, firearm-related community and youth violence, firearm-related intimate partner violence, school and mass shootings, and officer-involved shootings. Through lectures and interviews from leading firearm injury researchers, and activities, readings, discussion boards, and quizzes, learners can become familiar with the epidemiology, prevention strategies, and policy efforts related to pediatric firearm injury prevention. The course also covers important gaps in existing research and future directions for expanding the knowledge base of the field. This course is designed for multiple fields and levels of training, including students and researchers from public health, medicine, public policy, social work, nursing, criminology, sociology and psychology fields. The course is also appropriate for practitioners, educators and parents. As a learner, you will have the ability to select all modules or individual topics that interest you most. Composed of 7 modules, this course may be taken from the comfort of your home or office, and you can learn at your own pace. Supported by a grant to the University of Michigan by the National Institutes of Health - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/NICHD) (Award Number: R24HD087149) and the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. The content is solely the responsibility of the contributors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/NICHD) or the Department of Health and Human Services.

Modules

Welcome to the course!

    • 1 Videos
    • 5 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Welcome to the Science of Firearm Safety MOOC & Framing Firearm Injury Prevention Research

5 Readings

  • Pre-Course Survey
  • Course Syllabus
  • How To Navigate This Course
  • Course Contributors
  • Continuing Education Information

Framing Firearm Injury

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 3 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 1.1

1 Discussions

  • Data Interpretation Reflection

2 Videos

  • Overall Trends in Firearm Injury and Death
  • Disparities in Firearm Injury and Death

2 Readings

  • Data Interpretation Activity
  • Readings

Defining "Guns" and Other Theoretical Models

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 1.2

3 Videos

  • Guns and Bullets: Understanding the Pathophysiology of this Disease
  • Theoretical Models
  • Applying Theories in the Field

2 Readings

  • Trigger Warning
  • Readings

Risk and Protective Factors and Prevention

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 1.3

5 Videos

  • Overview of Risk and Protective Factors
  • Research Designs
  • Developing New Prevention Strategies
  • Prevention of Firearm Injury and Mortality
  • Types of Youth Exposures to Firearm Injury

1 Readings

  • Readings

Policy Analysis

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 1.4

2 Videos

  • Firearm Laws in the US
  • Basics of Firearm Policy Analysis

1 Readings

  • Readings

Stakeholders and Solution-Focused Approaches

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 1 Quiz

2 Videos

  • Using Technology to Identify and Mitigate the Effects of Firearm Injury
  • Research Principles & Platforms for Investigating Firearm Injuries & Deaths

3 Readings

  • Readings
  • Additional Resources
  • Evaluation

Epidemiology (Definitions and Data)

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 Plugin
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Activity: WISQARS Exploration
  • Comprehension Check 2.1

1 Discussions

  • WISQARS Reflection

2 Videos

  • Key Methods for Understanding Risk Factors for Suicide Deaths
  • Firearms and the COVID-19 Pandemic

2 Readings

  • Stakeholder Spotlight: Marquette County Suicide Prevention Alliance
  • Readings

Primary Prevention

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 2.2

4 Videos

  • Suicide Risk Screening
  • Firearms and Suicide in the United States
  • Safe Storage & Community Education
  • Primary Prevention of Suicide: Gatekeeper Training, Education, and Awareness

1 Readings

  • Readings

Policy

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflecting on Child Access Prevention Laws

1 Videos

  • Child Access Prevention Laws, Extreme Risk Protection Orders, and Suicide Prevention

2 Readings

  • Research on Child Access Prevention Laws
  • Readings

Summary of Module & Next Steps

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 2 Quiz

2 Readings

  • Additional Resources
  • Evaluation

Epidemiology (Definitions and Data)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 3.1

1 Videos

  • Key Methodologies: Use of Administrative Data & Electronic Health Record Data

1 Readings

  • Readings

Primary Prevention

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 3.2

4 Videos

  • Safe Storage to Reduce Unintentional Firearm Injury
  • Universal Strategies for Prevention in Healthcare Settings involving Physicians, Healthcare Providers, and Caregivers
  • Educational Strategies around Safe Handling of Firearms
  • Stakeholder Spotlight

1 Readings

  • Readings

Policy

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflecting on Gun Law Findings

1 Videos

  • Child Access Prevention Laws and Unintentional Injury

2 Readings

  • Search Gun Laws by State
  • Readings

Summary of Module & Next Steps

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 3 Quiz

2 Readings

  • Additional Resources
  • Evaluation

Epidemiology (Definitions and Data)

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
    • 1 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 4.1

2 Discussions

  • Reflections from Dr. Wiebe's Talk
  • Reflections from Dr. Jay's Talk

5 Videos

  • Risk and Protective Factors for Community Violence
  • Key Methodologies: Place-Based Analysis
  • Key Methodologies: GIS and the Built Environment
  • Firearm-related Hate Crimes among Young Gender and Sexual Minorities of Color
  • Firearms and Hate Crimes towards Asian Americans

1 Readings

  • Readings

Primary Prevention

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 4.2

3 Videos

  • Universal Behavioral Intervention Programs
  • Firearm Buyback Programs: Effects on Community Violence
  • Environmental Designs

1 Readings

  • Readings

After the Event (Mitigating Sequelae)

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 4.3

1 Discussions

  • Reflecting on Drs. Fein and Wirtz-Kravitz's Talk

4 Videos

  • Community Exposure to Violence and Trauma-Informed Care
  • Community-Level Interventions to Reduce Firearm Homicide and Retaliation
  • Stakeholder Spotlight - Tia Bell of the TRIGGER Project
  • Challenges to Implementation

1 Readings

  • Readings

Policy

    • 3 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
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2 Discussions

  • Reflecting on Firearm Prohibition Laws
  • Reflecting on the FACTS Symposium 2021

3 Readings

  • Exploring Firearm Prohibition Laws
  • Insights from the FACTS Symposium 2021
  • Readings

Summary of Module & Next Steps

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 4 Quiz

2 Readings

  • Additional Readings
  • Evaluation

Epidemiology (Definitions and Data)

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 5.1

2 Videos

  • Risk and Protective Factors
  • Children and Teen Victims in Intimate Partner Homicide: Disparities and Equity Issues

1 Readings

  • Readings

Primary Prevention

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Readings

Policy

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 5.2

2 Discussions

  • DVRO Case Study Reflection
  • "Disarm Domestic Violence" Reflection

2 Videos

  • Extreme Risk Protection Orders and IPV & Domestic Violence Restraining Order Firearm Restriction Laws and Their Estimated Effects
  • Firearm Restrictions for Misdemeanor Convictions for Violence

3 Readings

  • Case Study: Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
  • "Disarm Domestic Violence" Exploration
  • Readings

Next Steps

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 5 Quiz

2 Readings

  • Additional Resources
  • Evaluation

Epidemiology (Definitions and Data)

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 6

1 Discussions

  • Reflecting on Mass Shooting Data

2 Videos

  • Definitions, Populations Affected, and Disparities
  • Schools and Intentional Shootings: Risk and Protective Factors

2 Readings

  • Analyzing Mass Shooting Data
  • Readings

Primary Prevention

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • School and Community

1 Readings

  • Readings

After the Event (Mitigating Sequelae)

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check 6.2

2 Videos

  • Gun Violence Prevention Strategies: Implications for Children and Schools
  • Implications of Safety Strategies for a School’s Climate, Child Health, and Learning Outcomes

1 Readings

  • Readings

Policy

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflecting on School Shooting Report Insights

1 Videos

  • Extreme Risk Protection Orders and Threats of Mass Shootings

2 Readings

  • Report on School Shootings
  • Readings

Next Steps

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 6 Quiz

2 Readings

  • Additional Resources
  • Evaluation

Epidemiology (Definitions and Data)

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Comprehension Check

1 Discussions

  • Reflecting on the FACTS Consortium Study

1 Videos

  • Factors Associated with Police Use of Deadly Force

2 Readings

  • FACTS Consortium Study on Deaths Due to Legal Intervention
  • Readings

Prevention Strategies

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflecting on the APHA's Policy Statement

2 Readings

  • APHA Policy Statement Analysis
  • Readings

Next Steps

    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 7 Quiz

4 Readings

  • Additional Resources
  • Evaluation
  • Post-Course Survey
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Discover the comprehensive **Science of Firearm Injury Prevention Among Children & Teens** course, an essential resource in the Health & Fitness domain, particularly tailored for those keen on understanding and mitigating firearm-related injuries and deaths among young populations. This foundational course is presented by esteemed experts from the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and the Firearm Safety among Children and Teens (FACTS) Consortium. Led by top researchers, the course delves into a variety of critical topics such as firearm-related suicide, unintentional injuries, community and youth violence, intimate partner violence, school and mass shootings, and officer-involved shootings. Learners will engage with the latest research, evidence-based solutions, and prevention strategies through a mix of lectures, interviews, activities, readings, discussions, and quizzes. Perfect for students and professionals in public health, medicine, public policy, social work, nursing, criminology, sociology, and psychology, this course is also highly valuable for practitioners, educators, and parents. With a flexible structure of 7 modules, learners can either follow the entire curriculum or focus on specific areas of interest, all at their own pace. Supported by the National Institutes of Health and the University of Michigan, this course offers a well-rounded educational experience from the comfort of your home or office. Join Coursera and start your journey towards making a significant impact in pediatric firearm injury prevention today.

Marc A Zimmerman, PhD
Instructors

Marc A Zimmerman, PhD

Patrick Carter, MD
Instructors

Patrick Carter, MD

Rebecca Cunningham
Instructors

Rebecca Cunningham