Rutherford Alison, Zwi Anthony B, Grove Natalie J, Butchart Alexander
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2007 Sep;61(9):764-70. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.049072.
Violence continues to grow as a priority for public health practitioners, particularly as its causes and consequences become better understood and the potential roles for public health are better articulated. This article provides the context to "Violence: a glossary (part 1)" published in the last issue of this journal, and updates some of the data, concepts and population approaches presented in the 2002 World report on violence and health. The paper addresses the following questions: What is the magnitude and global burden of injury from violence? What causes violence? Is resilience important? What is the role for public health? What are the key challenges and opportunities? We aim to engage the general reader and to increase understanding of violence as a potentially preventable issue.
暴力行为持续成为公共卫生从业者的首要关注重点，尤其是随着人们对其成因和后果有了更深入的了解，以及对公共卫生的潜在作用有了更清晰的阐述。本文为发表于本期刊上一期的《暴力：术语表（第一部分）》提供了背景信息，并更新了2002年《世界暴力与健康报告》中呈现的一些数据、概念和总体方法。本文探讨了以下问题：暴力造成的伤害规模和全球负担有多大？暴力的成因是什么？恢复力是否重要？公共卫生的作用是什么？关键挑战和机遇有哪些？我们旨在吸引普通读者，并增进对暴力这一潜在可预防问题的理解。
