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Systems Thinking in Injury Prevention: An Innovative Model for Informing State and Local Policies

  Author Affiliation Rachel Ferencik, MPA Georgia State University, Georgia Health Policy Center, Atlanta, GA Karen Minyard, PhD Georgia State University, Georgia Health Policy Center, Atlanta, GA Unintentional and violence-related injuries represent one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States and in the state of Georgia. In response to the […]

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Emergency Medicine is a specialty which closely reflects societal challenges and consequences of public policy decisions. The emergency department specifically deals with social injustice, health and economic disparities, violence, substance abuse, and disaster preparedness and response. This journal focuses on how emergency care affects the health of the community and population, and conversely, how these societal challenges affect the composition of the patient population who seek care in the emergency department. The development of better systems to provide emergency care, including technology solutions, is critical to enhancing population health.