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Violence Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Finding a Place on the Global Agenda, Workshop Summary (2008)
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Violence Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Finding a Place on the Global Agenda - Workshop Summary

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Suggested citation: Institute of Medicine (IOM). 2008. Violence prevention in low-and middle-income countries: Finding a place on the global agenda. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Front Matter (R1-R16)
Summary (1-6)
1 Introduction (7-13)
2 Setting the Stage (14-21)
3 Why the World Should Care About Violence Prevention (22-35)
4 The Intersection of Violence and Health (36-52)
5 What Is Working Around the World in Violence Prevention? (53-65)
6 Words of Wisdom: Working with the Media and Nongovernmental Organizations (66-71)
7 Scaling Up International Support for Violence Prevention (72-88)
8 Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Agencies and Organizations to Focus on Violence Prevention in Developing Countries (89-101)
9 Taking Global Violence Prevention to the Next Step: Questions for the Workshop Participants (102-108)
References (109-112)
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda (113-120)
Appendix B: Participant List (121-122)
Appendix C: Background Papers for June 2007 Workshop (123-124)
Preventing Violence in Developing Countries: A Framework for Action--James A. Mercy, Alex Butchart, Mark L. Rosenberg, Linda Dahlberg, Alison Harvey (125-148)
The Intersection of Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS--Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Marguerite L. Baty, Reem Ghandour, Jamila Stockman, Leilani Francisco, Jennifer Wagman (149-166)
A Logical Framework for Preventing Interpersonal and Self-Directed Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries--Susan Zaro, Mark L. Rosenberg, James A. Mercy (167-170)
Collective Violence: Health Impact and Prevention--Victor W. Sidel, Barry S. Levy (171-200)
Violence, Health, and Development--Richard Matzopoulos, Brett Bowman, Alexander Butchart (201-246)
Appendix D: Biographies of Planning Committee Members and Workshop Speakers (247-264)